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What Makes You Happy
Hand-written scrawl on a bright orange piece of photocopy paper hanging on the street in Crown Heights: ADAR IS NOTOVER ...
That is So Not Frum
It makes me insane when people say, “Hey, I know this Orthodox person who does X, so it must be ...
An ESPN-JTA Collaboration Doesn’t Happen Often
Some sad news to pass along if you are a sports fan or have an interest in Jewish philanthropy. Bill ...
Klezmer, Free Jazz, and Japan
One of the reasons that experimental jazz is so popular in Japanese culture, I think, is that it’s a socially ...
Jewish Values and the Financial Crisis
For every situation, there is a way to bring in Jewish values. And if you live in NYC, there is ...
A Friday Treat
We weren’t really sure if this video had enough content about Judaism to post on our blog. But apparently all ...
Professor Foxy, Antony and the Johnsons at Shul, and Winning Chicken Soup
Things have been pretty busy at MJL this week, so I haven’t been able to blog about some of the ...
Wise Fridays: The Central Paradigm
The central paradigm of Jewish religion is redemption. According to the Bible, the human being is created in the image ...
Jai Ho? NO!
Can’t say it much better than Wired:Let’s say you’re a defense-company marketing executive. And you want to make a splash ...
Edgar Bronfman Discusses Intermarriage.
Edgar Bronfman, President of the Samuel Bronfman Foundation, and author of Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance, is ...
Punk Rock Parashah
While Googling for Torah texts, the last thing you expect to pop up is the kinetic face of your new ...
Sarah Silverman Has Ruined the World
Damn you Big Schlep. Damn you.Because one Jew made one funny joke in a viral video, now every Jewish organization ...
Shalach Manot Stories
Someone driving through our part of Brooklyn honked at Itta and I, waving us over from the sidewalk. “What’s going ...
Who You Callin’ Amalek?
If you were paying attention at Megillah reading on Monday night and Tuesday you probably noticed that the megillah is ...
Everything You Wanted To Know About Mezuzahs (But Were Afraid To Ask)
Almost two years ago, silkscreen artist David Arfa sent out the call for submissions for MezuzaZine, which is exactly what ...