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Birthright has done me well. I’ve gotten a lot of free things from them. Key chains. Coffee mugs. Lots of ...

Why did Nixon refuse to compel Israel to join the nuclear non-proliferation regime? (Ha’aretz)Why are the “days between the times“–so ...

As part of my normal Sunday morning trip to Costco, I like to head over to the book table to ...

I guess rent is expensive everywhere. But in Manhattan, especially, I would not wish these rent bills on my worst ...

Next week, we’re going to have Anita Diamant, author of the new book Day after Night, blogging for us. It’s ...

The Apple in the Dark, Clarice Lispector’s fourth novel, was published in Rio de Janeiro in 1961, five years after ...

Wouldn’t this be a cool legacy? Imagine, when you died, to honor your life, the company you created ceased to ...

In his last blog, Benjamin Moser wrote about chasing Clarice Lispector around the world.In the oldest synagogue in the New ...

Benjamin Moser, author of Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector, is guest-blogging for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book ...

I’ve blogged about it more than any other movie that’s come out this year. Hell, I don’t even really love ...