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From The Academy: Paul Lerner
This installment of From the Academy, comes from University of Southern California Associate Professor of History Paul Lerner. The piece ...
The Koren Sacks Siddur: Jewish Prayerbook 2.0
In a few weeks, a new siddur is hitting the market with a translation and commentary by Rabbi Dr. Jonathan ...
Words Cannot Explain My Excitement
Go visit your local college campus. Walk into the Hillel House and take a look at the different clubs that ...
Jake & Amir: Funnier Than You
Amir Blumenfeld and Jake Hurwitz are two funny dudes. Writers for CollegeHumor.com, they also have their own online viral series, ...
In Memory’s Kitchen: A Cookbook from a Concentration Camp
A few years ago I came across a book called In Memory’s Kitchen, edited by Cara De Silva. The book ...
Cater Waiter for Seder
As MJL’s resident expert on Gossip Girl , it’s my obligation to report on last night’s episode “Seder Anything.” According ...
Yom HaShoah Roundup
Today is Yom HaShoah, a day to remember and honor the lives of all those who were killed in the ...
Behind the Scenes at the Knesset
I learned most of what I know about the American government from The West Wing, which is probably why I ...
Yud-Aleph-Tett-Samech…Jets! Jets! Jets!
Yom Kippur. The Super Bowl of Fast Days. The day where Jewish guilt is not only encouraged, but demanded.Feeling guilty ...
Rejected Team Names for Israeli Baseball Teams
Betar Pogroms Tel Aviv Gestapo Jerusalem Crusaders Beer Sheva Blood Libelers Modi’in Elders of Zion Tevaria Terrorists Ashkelon Arab Blood ...
Feeling Sorry For Myself
I am a champion whiner, but even I have to admit that there comes a time when we each need ...
Streaming Yom Hashoah Lecture by Yehuda Bauer, April 21st
From Brandeis University:Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day Program — A Brandeis University program in your home Yehuda Bauer, a pioneer in ...
This Steak Is So Tender…and Ethical.
I just wanted to bring attention to a really cool, new article that is now up on on MJL. No ...
Making Tea on Shabbat
Even though I mostly drink coffee, on Shabbat and holidays I often prefer tea. There’s just something about tea that ...
Couldn’t Have Done 18?
This blog post is brought to you by our local sponsor, Leaven. Now enjoyed by Jews and non-Jews alike.I’m not ...