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Israel, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Rachel Shukert, Zionist Secret Agent
On Monday, Rachel Shukert blogged about Mad Men, Lenny Bruce style. Below is her satirical short fiction response to some ...
Goldie Goldbloom Talks POWs, Hasidic Jews, and Hot Italians: The Toads’ Museum Interview
Goldie Goldbloom‘s first novel, Toads’ Museum of Freaks and Wonders, comes out in February after having won the AWP Prize, ...
The Good Wife: Hurry Up and Wait
Matthue Roth worked on the set of the new CBS drama The Good Wife as an extra, and first blogged ...
Jews and Drugs
What does Jewish tradition have to say about the use of recreational drugs?
Orthodoxy’s Power
What is it about Orthodoxy that has kept it alive in a marketplace of beliefs?
Shabbat and Meditation: Just Be It
How mindfulness can deepen your Shabbat experience — and vice versa
Israel, Israel History, Jewish History, Modern Israel, Study
Ariel Sharon
From military hawk to political pragmatist
Will We Let Purim Make Peace Impossible?
The joyous, sometimes boisterous, holiday of Purim is approaching. Twice during the holiday, Jews will publicly read the Book of ...
Israel, Mixed Multitudes, Study
ROI 120 Roundup: Initial Reactions
For those of you who don’t know, I wasn’t flown to Israel to perform at a comedy club in Jerusalem. ...
Celebrate, Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, Sukkot
Why Beat the Willow?
When tradition is silent, symbolic explanations arise.