culture
The War on Hanukkah Gelt
Yesterday I gave a bag of Hanukkah gelt to a non-Jewish friend of mine. It was leftover from the holiday, ...
Avatar and the Blue Jewish Ladies
The blog for the Washington DC JCC notes that the blue ladies of Avatar are reminiscent of the work of ...
Interview: Eitan & Omri Casspi
When the Sacramento Kings drafted Omri Casspi from Israel back in June, I was pretty excited. Being a die-hard Kings ...
Is Porn Ruining Your Sex Life?
Try Orthodox Judaism! A recent article in New York magazine repeats a concept I’ve seen a number of times before. ...
Regina Spektor Blows (the Shofar)
Apropos of nothing:Oh, Jewish blogging world, you are losing your touch. Or maybe I’m just losing touch with you. Last ...
Food Year Resolution
I tend to make my real New Years Resolutions in September for Rosh Hashanah, but this year I am making ...
Jewish Music Lyrics: The Best of 2009
It’s not news that a Hasidic Jew can rule the charts or that Yiddish-revivalist klezmer-punk bands are capable of rocking ...
Jewish Comic Book Characters: The Best of 2009
Comic books in 2009 came one more step closer to being accepted by the literary public. Oh, there were the ...
The Holocaust in Culture: The Best of 2009
Yes, this is a weird culture category; and no, this isn’t the “best of the Holocaust.” After last year’s ubiquity ...
Paris Hilton Is Responsible (and Jewish)
The awesome Jewish poetry magazine The Blue Jew Yorker has its new issue online today. It probably seems like I’m ...