culture
ROI 120: Tightrope Walkers, Half-Naked Trapeze, and the Future of the Jewish Community
Heshy Fried, better known as Frum Satire, is one of 120 participants in the Schusterman Foundation’s initiative ROI 120, a ...
What To Do With Michael Jackson’s Kids
It was only a matter of time until a halakhic question would somehow creep into the Michael Jackson madness. In ...
Best of the Rest–Video Edition
It’s that time of the week again. This week’s links are dedicated to people who don’t have time to read. ...
Would You Join an All-Jewish Social Network?
How geeky and sixth-grade USY nightmare does that sound? Okay, so Facebook is collecting your private data. And it’s going ...
Regina Spektor’s “Far” Snuggles Up Close to Me
This is the best birthday present I’ve gotten all year. Regina Spektor’s third proper album, Far, is like that cynical ...
Bamba Brakha Brouhaha
In Israel, the first solid food many children are given is Bamba, a peanut flavored puffy corn snack. Bamba is ...
Secret Muppet Vineyard
Our awesome filmmaker friend Sonja Kroop and her puppet Krumpet just entered a contest to get a 6-month gig as ...
Israel & the Arts
A talk with Hanoch Rosenne, Israel’s most famous pantomime artist (Ha’aretz)A look at the considerable success of the The Mayumana ...
David Adjmi Loves Pizza
There is a cool feature in this week’s New York Times Theater section about the play “Stunning” by David Adjmi. ...
Talmud Comics
Ever since I discovered this great Talmud Comics site, I’ve been gnashing my teeth trying to decide how to portray ...