Partner Blogs
I’m Dreaming of a White (and Blue) Hanukkah
I’m all about Christmas songs. They are cheery, joyful, sometimes in latin…it doesn’t get better than that. Sadly, I only ...
Lights! Celebrate Hanukkah Live in Concert
Our friends at Craig n’ Co. have let us know about a Hanukkah music special that PBS is broadcasting this ...
Poll: Dreidel Rules
Hanukkah is like, well, basically now. If you didn’t get your kids presents yet, stop reading. They want Ipods. Like ...
Note to Self: Do Not Name Child ‘Shanda’
There was a really cute baby in the MJL office today, and it got us talking about baby names and ...
More on Jews and Basketball
Last week, my brother called me up shocked to read that in the first NBA game on November 1, 1946, ...
Torah for Transsexuals
A new site, TransTorah, was just launched, offering resources for trans and transitioning Jews along with divrei Torah, and resources ...
Is God a Person?
From today’s emailbox:When you think of G_d, do you think of an “entity” (I know it’s not the right word, ...
Dear God, Love Bob
Check out this fascinating article in The Guardian about all of the letters that people send to God, often addressed ...
A Letter Which Is Not Read
I’ve been dreaming about my mother a lot recently. A while back I wrote about how I’m not one of ...
Jordan Farmar and the Jews
I hate defending the Lakers (especially because they have no idea how to play it. Zing!). I would like to ...
“Get off the Internet, it’s Shabbat!”
Last Friday night, my sister was at a friend’s house for dinner. They had a filling Shabbat meal, sat around ...
Jewish Surfers of the Internets vs Jewish Surfers of the Waves
I was really confused when I first saw the headline of this article from Ynet news: Haredi surfers interfering in ...
What to Do on a Thursday Night: Detrimental Semantics
I love Thursday night television. The Office, 30 Rock, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. If I’m going to miss some ...
Hanukkah Giving…Squared
You know how Amazon (and its less evil compatriots) cuts off holiday shipping, what, like two weeks before Christmas starts? ...
Kenny vs Spenny: Who is the Better Jew?
Have I mentioned before that I love television? Because I do (a lot). One of my favorite, if not my ...