History
Interview: Adam Goldberg and LANDy
When I pitched an interview with Adam Goldberg to his publicist, the first thing she warned me was: “I’m not ...
Denominationalism: The Future of Reform, Conservative & Orthodox
Miami’s Reform Bet Breira decided to merge with a Conservative synagogue, so the synagoguge has dual affiliation, one of at ...
Isaac Bashevis Singer Bashes Barbra Streisand
I don’t know why I thought that I.B. Singer died before the 20th century. Maybe I was mixing up the ...
Jews on the Chocolate Trail
“Every time I put a piece of chocolate in my mouth, the entire world grinds to a screeching, blinding halt,” ...
Holocaust Museum Shooting: The Roundup & Reaction
It’s the day after a fatal shooting of a security guard in the Washington Holocaust Museum, and the Jewish world ...
How Jews Pray
How Jews Pray, the third in our “How Jews…” series, checks out what Jews are talking about — from an ...
I Don’t Think We’re in Great Neck Anymore.
Long Island, if you’ve never been, is known to be a bit of a Jewish hotbed. With their deep New ...
What Makes a Kosher Pickle Kosher?
When we hear the word pickle, most of us think of cucumbers — brined, shriveled, sour, cut into chips and ...
Uhhhh Wrong Choice of Words?
Everyone, by now, must have heard about the scary terror plot at two synagogues in the Bronx. Luckily, the FBI ...
All Hitler All the Time
I have a confession to make: I kind of like Holocaust movies. I wouldn’t go so far as to have ...