stereotypes
Challah and Soccer: Kicking Away the Stereotypes
In my modern Orthodox co-ed day school, a certain event this week caused me to stop in my tracks. This ...
Mensch on the Bench Hits Shark Tank with His Jewish Appearance
December is here along with the season of Christmas lights, Hanukkah cookies, Festivus celebrations, holiday shopping, the Elf on the Shelf, ...
Seek Stories, Not Stereotypes
There’s one page I follow obsessively on Facebook: Humans of New York.Brandon, the photographer and author behind HONY, approaches total ...
Sterling NBA Ban: So It’s Finished?
“So it’s finished?” I heard one commentator on local NPR ask sarcastically in a discussion about the NBA decision to ...
Jewish Mother vs Bad Mother
There were two models for motherhood in my sprawling family: my great-great-aunt Riva and my great-grandmother Clara.My great-great-aunt Riva was ...
“Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish…”
Three Jewish women walked into a nail salon….This is not a joke, just what I did with two of my ...
Freezing Norwegians
On November 28, 2012, National Public Radio aired a segment about this film called: Africa For Norway: Viral Video Pokes ...