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Subverting – and Loving – Islam

A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times did a story on Muslim punk-rock teenagers — and we ran a ...

Kosher Shavers

Traditional Judaism prohibits men from shaving their face with a razor. While many (or most) Ultra-Orthodox Jews don’t shave at ...

Are Nuns Too Forgiving?

I’m dying to see the new Meryl Streep movie, Doubt, about a nun with a bone to pick, but in ...

I Want to Be a Rebbe

My rebbe is an awesome man. His family lives in a little falling-apart shack on the edge of Boro Park, ...

Rabbi Rackman z”l

Since his death at age 98 a few weeks ago, I’ve been meaning to write a bit about Rabbi Emanuel ...

Will the Madoff Scandal See a Rise in Anti-Semitism in America?

The Ponzi Scheme involving Bernie Madoff stealing some $50 Billion is kind of a big deal. I wouldn’t even know ...

Just what the ghetto needs: More alcohol.

In last Sunday’s New York Times, Paula Roth (no relation) covers the opening of a new bar in an area ...

Notes for Giving a Dvar Torah

We have a really nice article with some tips for someone who’s planning to give a dvar Torah.  And when ...

Note to Self: Do Not Name Child ‘Shanda’

There was a really cute baby in the MJL office today, and it got us talking about baby names and ...

Dear God, Love Bob

Check out this fascinating article in The Guardian about all of the letters that people send to God, often addressed ...

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