Practices
Signs that Jewish trendiness is dying
Okay, I just followed a Google Ad which led to a website advertising this book — a 636-page edition, limited ...
The Best Learning You’ll Do Offline–Yeshivat Hadar
During the summer of 2007 I was a fellow at the first summer of Yeshivat Hadar, an intensive 8-week egalitarian ...
Mikvehs of the World
Let it not be said that the Jews of the world have neglected the Internet as a way of spreading ...
Give me back my lemon bar!
The Associated Press is reporting that a man was arrested in South Florida after stealing communion bread during a church ...
How Much Should We Talk About Sex?
I’ve been thinking a lot about sex recently, which is not, like, a new thing for me, but I’ve been ...
A Note On Hebrew Pronunciation
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people mispronounce Hebrew words, especially when the person in question is leading ...
Is Gen-WE Jewish?
Check out this excellent video, meant to complement a new book called Generation WE by Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber. ...
Gawking vs. Learning
I’ve been watching a lot of TLC lately, and it seems like the angle of that network is essentially, ‘Watch ...
Half a Torah
What is a haftarah, exactly? You should visit MJL’s haftarah page to become an authority on the matter in less ...
Size Doesn’t Matter (Seriously)
Last night I met up with some of my old friends from the Jewish Society at Oxford, and remembered how ...