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You’re Doing It All Wrong: Latkes

I know latkes are so two weeks ago, but I just found this video and think it’s kind of awesome. ...

Dumb and Dumbererer

I’ve been getting a lot of Facebook invitations to ask me to attend Pro-Israel rallies the past couple of weeks.There ...

Who’s on 1st? What’s on 2nd?

It was bad enough when the 2nd Avenue Deli closed and then reopened not on 2nd Avenue. But now owner ...

Nothing Says “Change” Like the Old Country

This weekend, Washington DC is gonna be crazy town. Everyone you know and their aunt will be there (except me ...

Boxing for the Lord

Dmitriy Salita is a Ukranian-born, Brooklyn-raised boxer who, at the age of 26, has an undefeated record over 26 career ...

Fresh Take on Sex and Contemporary Jewish Lit

I’m not a big fan of Philip Roth. I know I should be and everything, but he alternately bores me ...

2009 Jewish Book Awards for Children

There’s nothing like sitting back in a big comfy chair, brewing a cup of hot tea, and reading a good, ...

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

The ultra-frum neighborhood where I grew up in Chicago has been subject to anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism in the past ...

Jewish Food Tourney: #1 Matzah Ball Soup vs #8 Brisket

Welcome to the Elite Eight (For your information, the NCAA stole that title from me). The first matchup is a ...

Halakha and Avoiding Civilian casualties

England’s Jewish Chronicle is running a great Op-Ed by Daniel Reisel about the Jewish legal obligation to avoid civilian casualties ...

J Street, I Almost Loved You

In The Case for Israel, Alan Dershowitz devotes two chapters to people who he refers to as “More Israeli than ...

Torah Commentary For the Rest of Us

This is the kind of Torah commentary that the world needs more of. Last night I was at dinner with ...

Chrismukkah Cookbook A Waste of Cash

I was out with a friend on Sunday and came across the Chrismukkah Cookbook. Written by Ron Gompertz the cookbook ...

At Least They Weren’t Pulled In to Make a Minyan

On New Year’s Eve, while you were busy not remembering your evening, two men dressed as Hasidic Jews robbed Dialite ...

Newsbite Volley: Right Now in Gaza

It’s the 13th day of the war, and things are showing no signs of letting up or chilling out. And ...

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