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Jewish Characters on TV: The Best of 2009
There are lots of characters on TV that happen to be Jewish. Like the emergence of African Americans into mainstream ...
Jewish Books You Didn’t Read: The Best of 2009
All week, we’ll be spotlighting the year’s best new Jewish culture in books, music, television, and more. Next: The best ...
Too Much Time On Your Hands: Cholent Cookoff 2009
I really like ranking food. So much so that I even held a 16-team tournament to determine the best Jewish ...
Best of the Week
“Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted. One moment. Would you capture ...
Religious Life (the Fan Video Version)
This new video has been making the rounds. It’s an Internet viral video, so I’m not going to psychoanalyze it ...
The Curious Case of Professor Barabtarlo
Michael Idov is a contributing editor at New York Magazine and the author of the novel Ground Up. In his ...
A Kind of Homecoming
Michael Idov is a contributing editor at New York Magazine and the author of the novel Ground Up. In his ...
New(ish) Hanukkah Songs and Videos
I think Christmas is to blame for all of the completely bizarre Hanukkah music out there. And this year you ...
The Act of Self-Translation
Michael Idov is a contributing editor at New York Magazine and the author of the novel Ground Up. He’ll be ...
Jelly Donut Making
‘Twas the night before Hanukkah, and you know what we’re doing? Well, one of us is working. And one of ...