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Around the World With Hava Nagila
Aliza Hausman, over at Memoirs of a Jewminicana clued me in to this hilarious and awesome Indian version of Hava ...
Free Love and Communal Shabbat Dinners
When I lived in San Francisco, I didn’t have much going on in the way of hospitality — mainly because ...
Marketing Hitler
First there was the Hitler sperm being used to market a brand of condoms. And now, Hitler is being used ...
More Lubavitch Fetishism
Remember way back when I wrote about how the New York Times constantly glamorized/fetishized/stared at the world of Hasidic Brooklyn? ...
Jewish American Girl
Guess what? Yet another toy that we’re not giving my daughter.The pre-tween set is abuzz with the rumor that the ...
Hasidic Poetry Slam
OK, as promised:This past Saturday night was the first Hasidic poetry slam in Crown Heights, at least in the estimations ...
Turquoise: The Official Kosher Seafood Restuaurant of “Law & Order”
ME: Have you ever heard of a restaurant called Turquoise?TAMAR: No…well, not until on Law & Order last night.It’s been ...
This Week in “Are They Jewish?”
This week’s contestant is the star of Fox’s new show Glee, Lea Michele. I’ve talked about Glee in the past ...
Who Loves Hasidim?
Once upon a time, Hasidim were known as a closeted, tight-lipped sect of Jews who practiced mysticism, dressed in an ...
Interview: The Daily Show’s Rob Kutner
On today’s homepage, MyJewishLearning is featuring a fascinating new article about Daily Show host Jon Stewart. To go along with ...