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China as Sinai and Parakeets on the Roof: The Important Spiritual Art of Jewish Bloopers
I’ll never forget that time I taught the first line of this week’s Torah portion (B’midbar). One English translation begins, “God spoke ...
A Call for Diversity: The Tower of Babel
While driving down Route 95 on the East Coast, one has the ability to survey hundreds of billboards along the ...
Beliefs & Practices, Southern & Jewish
The Mikveh: Bringing Purity (Even To Tazria-Metzora Sermons)
This time of year, we read a very infamous Torah portion: Parashat Tazria-Metzora, a double Torah portion, which is widely ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Jonathan Safran Foer Eats Food.
A marvelous, funny, and just pleasant-to-read interview with Jonathan Safran Foer has just appeared on The Young and Hungry, serving ...
Jewish Christmas Music, 2010 Edition
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever actually heard “White Christmas.”Sure, I know that it was written by Irving Berlin, ...
Sitting Down with Dr. Joy Ladin
An interview with OUTstanding! 2019 honoree, Dr. Joy Ladin; poet, scholar, and a visionary activist for trans equality.
Reading As a Jew
Last week I read from my novel Losers at the Brooklyn Public Library. We had an awesome time. It was ...
Stumbling Blocks of Consumerism
We need to learn to produce, sell, and consume fewer unnecessary products.
Jake & Amir: Funnier Than You
Amir Blumenfeld and Jake Hurwitz are two funny dudes. Writers for CollegeHumor.com, they also have their own online viral series, ...