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No Room for Karpas

What does a progressive seder plate look like?A little bit like a fruit salad, according to frequent MJL contributor Jill ...

Is Passover too long?

While I love the ideas and rituals of Passover, I admit, I’m a little disappointed: Is it really only Day ...

Blogging Pirkei Avot

Pirkei Avot, literally Chapters of the Fathers, but more commonly translated “Ethics of the Fathers,” is one of the most ...

Sports Stars Count the Omer

It’s omer counting time, and MJL has a daily counter to help you in this task. But I’m more inclined ...

Peoplehood is so vacant, it’s vacuous

In last week’s Forward, Jay Michaelson entered the Peoplehood debate with force, simultaneously acknowledging his own sense of connection to ...

Shlomo the Musical & More

-In “Herencia Judia (Jewish Heritage),� “Lapidus has reimagined familiar Jewish texts (and occasionally, traditional melodies) in Caribbean rhythms. The familiar ...

Searching for Matzah

And I’m not talking about the afikomen. Mainstream newspapers are reporting on an unprecedented matzah shortage across the country.The San ...

MJL Seeks Graphic Designer

MyJewishLearning.com is currently seeking a full-time graphic designer — for both web and print materials — to work from our ...

Israel’s Government

-Is Israel’s government becoming a gerontocracy? (Haaretz)-Isi Leibler says that not only “our prime minister is a failed leader,� but ...

Praying for Israel, Part III

Over the last few days, I’ve written much (I, II, III) about the Prayer for the State of Israel and ...

The Inspired Kitchen

Lasagna for Passover? You bet. After days of preparing two (probably meat-based) seders, this dairy dish will be a welcome ...

Matzah Song

Mixed Multitudes loves Michelle Citrin and Will Levin. And we’re digging their latest collaboration on the Matzah Song–20 things to ...

Shut Up, I’m Talking

Today’s edition of the Very Short List features Gregory Levey’s memoir Shut Up, I’m Talking: And Other Diplomacy Lessons I ...

Instead of Cleaning…

As we near the final few days before Pesach, every Jew I know is doing one thing and one thing ...

Pesach, the Pope, and More

-This year, Erev Pesach falls on Shabbat; it won’t happen again until 2021. (The Jewish Press) -Pope Benedict XVI visit ...

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