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No Trick, All Treat: Halloween Isn’t Bad for The Jews

Today’s guest post is from our friend (and one of our favorite scholars!) Dr. Joel M. Hoffman. Last year, we ...

Long Live Rock N’ Roll

“One great rock show can change the world.” – School of Rock Everyone’s been trying to find their way into ...

What Is The Torah We Want To Celebrate Today?

Today we celebrate the holiday of Simhat Torah. Literally meaning “rejoicing in Torah,” the holiday is a culmination both of ...

A Funny Thing Happened — True Story!

Wayne Hoffman‘s most recent book, Sweet Like Sugar, is now available. Hoffman is the deputy editor of Nextbook Press and ...

Patricide, Photography, and Audrey Hepburn

On Monday, Austin Ratner wrote about Hillel sandwiches. His first book, The Jump Artist, is the winner of the 2011 ...

The Good Wife: Hasid for a Day

A few weeks ago, Matthue Roth, associate editor at MJL, worked on the set of the new CBS drama The ...

Any Given Hasid

This morning I got an email from my friend Dugans (of the awesome band Dreams in Static) asking, “Hey, isn’t ...

Ten Commandments for Today

What are the most important rules for living justly and peacefully today?

Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei: Easing Grief’s Isolation

Sometimes in the act of giving, you end up receiving even more.

Ruth and Lovingkindness

Rabbinic tradition sees her as a virtuous woman who is rewarded for her behavior.

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