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The Golfing Rabbi, Counting Cars
Golf. A sport usually reserved for the hoighty toighty, and/or generally older crowd. A sport where people ride in little ...
You Say “Crawfish.” He Says “Crawdad.” I Say “What’s That?”
As our Monday post indicated, it’s that time of year when we have new staff starting at the ISJL. During ...
Defending “Fiddler” – Punk, Traditional, or Southern-Style
Recently, I read an article about a punk-rock production of “Fiddler on The Roof.” The article caught my eye for several ...
Scenes Around the South
As 2012 draws to a close, we thought we’d share some recent images from our staff’s travels around the South ...
McSweeney’s #40: (Literary) Mixtape of the Month
So it’s always given me a thrill when a bunch of musicians I love play a song together, and I ...
Stereo Sinai Learn to Skate
Our friends Stereo Sinai — who we’ve gushed about on Jewniverse, and who you can pick up a free mp3 ...
Footnote: Finally a Movie that Understands Academia
It’s tough out there for an Israeli film at the Oscars. When an Israeli film gets nominated for best foreign ...
Oprah and the Hasidic Ladies
Tonight, OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, is airing the second part in its “Hasidic Jews of Brooklyn” special. Oprah visits ...
Pharaoh Was A Nazi
You know how Godwin’s law says that every internet argument eventually breaks down into someone calling someone else Hitler or ...
Silence, Blessed Silence
Earlier this week, Gloria Spielman wrote about finding fellow writers on the Internet and the University of the Ghetto. Her most recent ...