Partner Blogs
Praying For The Beastie Boys
My whole life revolves around trying to make myself look cool. If you could jump into my mind, you would ...
Britney Spears’ “Diary”
My girl Britney is at it again. It shouldn’t be much news that she is with this guy Jason Trawick, ...
Religion in Outer Space
Today is the 40th anniversary of the landing on the moon–a pretty momentous occasion for everyone on earth. For some, ...
The Koren Sacks Siddur: Afterthoughts
A few months ago, when it was first released, I reviewed the Koren Sacks Siddur, the traditional prayerbook translated by ...
Biblical Criticism, Translation, and Scholarship
Robert Wright sees King Josiah as “a king who wanted to eliminate domestic political rivals. Those political rivals would have ...
Y-Love Finally Becomes a Brand
Some people wonder about the politics of the Orthodox rapper Y-Love, who lists “radically left” as his political stance on ...
Save A Life
Are you registered to be a bone marrow donor? There are thousands of people around the world looking for bone ...
MJL Humor Bank: Updated and Funnier!
I can picture you now. Sitting at your computer. Refreshing your Facebook homepage every 20 seconds, hoping someone has posted ...
Jewish Wedding Gifts
Planning to attend a Jewish wedding this summer? Here are Jewish gift ideas–some creative, some traditional–that probably aren’t on the ...
Best of the Rest
End of the week, you say? Not so fast. We’ve got a couple of articles for you to read before ...
Der Heilige Jerry Seinfeld (und Khaverim)
Ask anyone I know and they’ll tell you, I hate Seinfeld. I think that neurotic Jews are like ugly babies ...
Brooklyn, Jews, and the Great American Game
I’m not much of a “baseball guy.” Not to say I never have been. For a good portion of my ...
What Isaac and MJ Have in Common
One of the fascinating things about the Bible, especially the book of Genesis, is the way that family dynamics play ...
Wise Fridays: A Monumental Risk
God as we encounter him in the Bible takes a risk monumental in its implications. He creates one being, humanity, ...
David Plotz: Why Is Judaism Such a Failure?
In his last blog, David Plotz, author of Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned ...