Partner Blogs
Israeli Government Twitters the War
It’s mostly PR, but it’s a kind of PR that the Israeli government hasn’t historically shown the capability to produce ...
The Holocaust, the First War in Lebanon, and Gaza Today
Last night a friend and I went to go see Waltz With Bashir, the animated Israeli film about memories of ...
Do Apples Even Grow in Germany?
Herman Rosenblatt has become famous for his amazing story of how he met his wife. He claimed that while he ...
2008: The Year in Fast Forward
2008 was so quick, and so tornadolike in its ferocity, that you may have missed some of the bigger events ...
Break Out the Beer-nukiah: Latke Quiche Recipe and DIY Chanukiyah
So here we are in the last few hours of Hanukkah. I took a pretty low-key approach to the Holiday ...
The Conspiracy of Covering Up
Because it’s impossible to write enough stories on Hasidic Jews and sexuality, Nextbook has an article on dressing modestly in ...
Happy Holidays From Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Every year the Queen of England gives a short speech on Christmas Day that is broadcast on the BBC. She ...
Back to the Ghetto, Yemen-style
The son of the head of Yemenite Jewish community (that is, the Jewish community still in Yemen) was shot and ...
Avraham Burg is Throwing his “Personal” Belongings at the Fans
I try not to write about Israeli politics. I really try. Lately, I’ve become a bit jaded on the subject ...
Bush = Santa
Dammit! I so wasn’t going to mention Santa on the Interweb today. And I was never going to mention the ...
Subverting – and Loving – Islam
A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times did a story on Muslim punk-rock teenagers — and we ran a ...
Jewish Food Tourney: #2 Lox and Bagel vs #15 Kugel, #3 Challah vs #14 Pickles
We got a doubleheader today at the MJLKFI (MyJewishLearning Kosher Food Invitational).In our first matchup, we got #2 Lox and ...
I’m going on a picnic and I’m bringing latkes (Sorry, you can’t come)
Did you hear about that huge party on Wednesday night? Everyone is gonna be there. Chris, Thomas, Peter, everybody!Actually, I ...
Kosher Shavers
Traditional Judaism prohibits men from shaving their face with a razor. While many (or most) Ultra-Orthodox Jews don’t shave at ...
Sephardic Music on Demand
This week in New York is the Sephardic Music Festival, and though, if you’ve been to a Sephardic music concert ...