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Do You “Like” My Name?
A couple in Israel recently decided to name one of their children Like, because of liking things on facebook. They ...
JDate and a Holocaust Movie
Jdate is sponsoring a new program that’s something like a Jewish Film of the Month club. You can get a ...
Roger Waters Is A Wimp
There has been a small, but growing trend among some musicians and bands to refuse to play in Israel because ...
They Have to Be Carefully Taught
A ten-year-old boy shot his father to death two weeks ago. The father was a politically active neo-Nazi, who was ...
Memory, Scent, and My Mother
Earlier this week, Molly Birnbaum wrote about her first writing teacher and the scent of Passover. She has been blogging all week ...
My First Writing Teacher
Molly Birnbaum is the author of Season to Taste: How I Lost my Sense of Smell and Found My Way. ...
Circus+Jewish Mafia+Gay Affairs+Shiva Fight+Toy Poodle
Sometimes when I need to laugh I search for Jewish in Google News. Often I get boring articles about Israel, ...
In Which British Royalty Reminds Me Of High School
I went to an Orthodox Jewish high school with a strict dress code. Long skirts, high necked shirts, sleeves to ...
Never Ever?
Jewish ladies, we have to talk. Apparently on OkCupid, more than 20% of you are claiming that you’ve never masturbated. ...
William and Kate’s Wedding: Mazel Tov!
Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting married. And you know, news of a wedding will always rock the Jewish ...