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Bad Poetry Contest–Harry Potter Edition
As you’ve (hopefully) heard by now, MJL is running a Bad Poetry Contest–where you get the opportunity to submit your ...
Even More Mayim
Just in case you missed her guest stint as a Hasidic Jew on Saving Grace last night — or, like ...
David Plotz: Is Monotheism for Jerks?
David Plotz is guest-blogging for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book Council.There are the writers who succeed by arguing evolution exists ...
Bible Raps: Now, 100% More Free!
Matt Bar, if you’ll recall, is the world’s first Bible rapper, whom we recently profiled in Matt Bar Sees Dead ...
Authors Blog with Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning
Jewish literature is deep into a renaissance. Jewish books and Jewish authors are no longer ethnic tokens on a larger ...
Maccabiah Games Have Opened
The Jewish Games have officially opened in Israel. 65 countries are being represented this year. Here is a quick run ...
All the Comforts of Israel
Every time I return from a trip to Israel, I find myself craving those creature comforts like iced coffee from ...
Mazzle Tizzle!
With apologies to Matthue’s blog post below (and to those who fell in the destruction of Jerusalem), I need to ...
16 Days with No Music
Sixteen days to go, that is — out of a total of 21. During the Three Weeks, we’re not supposed ...
A Word with Faye and Aliza Kellerman
Mystery writer Faye Kellerman has been good friends with fellow Los Angeles-residents Rina Lazarus and Peter Decker for nearly 25 ...