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Conservative/Masorti Judaism

-A report on Conservative Judaism’s annual Rabbinical Assembly convention, which had the theme “Religion in the Public Square.â€? (Washington Jewish ...

Super Bowl, Super Sized

Good news for those synagogues who host Super Bowl-watching parties. The NFL reversed a previous ruling that prohibited houses of ...

Obama and the Jews…Again

It seems the campaign to paint Barack Obama as a candidate that’s bad for the Jews/Israel is not over. I ...

Too Early

Last night I was at the grocery store, stocking up before the snow storm hit New York. I saw multiple ...

Hooking Up

-JDate is now offering “a bulk rate to rabbis who want to buy membership accounts for congregants.� But singles gotta ...

Emerging Orthodox Communities

On April 6th, the Orthodox Union will be hosting an event called “Meet Emerging Jewish Communities” in New York. They ...

Education in Israel

-Former Harvard University president Neil Rudenstine argues that the only real solution for Israel’s universities is private philanthropy. (The Jerusalem ...

The Inspired Kitchen

Za’atar, a spice blend popular throughout the Middle East, is ideally a blend of hyssop, sumac, sesame seeds, salt, and ...

Liberal Minhag

I was looking for an article on Jewish customs, minhagim, on MyJewishLearning and, lo and behold, there wasn’t one. Which ...

Take a Hint, JNF.

I was walking by a New York City store, when I saw something curious in the window. They looked like ...

Gay Earthquake

Israel experienced an earthquake last Friday, registering at 5.3 on the Richter Scale. What caused this earthquake? Whatever you do, ...

In the West Bank

-Fatah is implementing “unprecedented internal reforms to democratize the ailing movement in the face of the electoral threat from political ...

The Jewish Body

-Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli has been named “Body of 2008” by British men’s magazine Arena. (Haaretz) -A leisurely look at ...

Guide for the Halachic Minyan

More and more Orthodox women are exploring the boundaries of their participation in communal Jewish prayer. An Israeli couple has ...

Shalem Education Project

From our friends at Keshet:Regional Training Institutes for Jewish Educators May 18-20, 2008 Atlanta, GA July 13-15, 2008 Cleveland, OH ...

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