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Kosherfest II
Everything here seems to have the label “All Natural,” which doesn’t make a lot of sense to me since as ...
B&H: Camera Shopping As a Religious Experience
We love B&H Photo & Video, the only midtown New York store that I actually have fun in that doesn’t ...
Kosherfest 2009: It Smells Like Eastern Europe In Here
I’m liveblogging today from Kosherfest, a kosher food and food service trade show held in Secuacus, NJ.The first thing I ...
The Jewish Halloween
There is always some debate as to whether or not Jews should participate in Halloween, being that it isn’t a ...
Best of the Week
Try as I might to find the best new material of the week on MyJewishLearning.com, I’m coming to the conclusion ...
Dessert Hummus: The Verdict
Some of you may remember my post from a few weeks ago about what I considered to be a blasphemous ...
We Experiment on A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs is a bit of a gonzo journalist and a little bit of an undercover secret agent — but, ...
The Tower of Babel and Crisis of Translation
In her last posts, Ellen Frankel looked at how to make the Bible PG and asked “What is Jewish Literature?”In ...
From the Academy: Sociology
Samuel Heilman serves as a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Queens College of the City University of New York and ...
Wise Fridays: Images of God
The images of God as lover, friend, companion, and co-creator are more appropriate metaphors for the God of the covenant ...
Noah Was a Survivor
Of all the gigs I’ve ever had, this had to be the most extreme. And I wasn’t even there. To ...
It’s Like My Family’s Passover Pasta Fest
I love TV. Really love it. At the beginning of the fall television premiers, I may be balancing 40-50 shows. ...
The Rashida Jones All-Stars
I mentioned yesterday that my next post would be my team for the Rashida Jones All-Stars. Now, if you didn’t ...
Love in Infant Monkeys
Lydia Millet’s new book Love in Infant Monkeys is a collection of short stories about the interaction between animals and ...
What is Jewish Literature?
In her last post, Ellen Frankel looked at how to make the Bible PG. She is guest-blogging all week for ...