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Spectacles of Devotion: Ani vs. Adi
I love listening to songs first thing in the morning. I have a habit of waking up in a very ...
Pickles: The Jewish Diet Snack
I love food festivals. I love pickles. I love food festivals revolving around pickles. This Sunday is the 8th Annual ...
Now for some real Jewish news
Rumors are flying that the band Phish is reuniting, after appearing together last weekend at the wedding of their former ...
A Poll for the Football Season
The addition of Brett Favre to their roster isn’t the only reason the New York Jets have been making headlines ...
News under the Hat
My newfound joy in life, as you might’ve noticed in the past few weeks, has been reading Vos Iz Neias. ...
A Wicked Jewel
In one of this week’s Jewels of Elul, Marc Platt, the producer of Wicked , reflects on the evolution of ...
Ego the Size of a Book
My copy of The Autobiographer’s Handbook arrived today. Edited by the illimitable Jennifer Traig, with an introduction by Dave Eggers, ...
These Books Should be Burned
Recently I walked into a Judaica store in New York City with my boyfriend. We had to buy some new ...
God on Trial
You know that story wherein a group of rabbis in a concentration camp assembles a beit din — a team ...
Song of the Week
It’s not a secret that I’m a huge fan of the band Stereo Sinai. There are a lot of folks ...