judaism
Jonathan Safran Foer on Stephen Colbert
Jonathan Safran Foer on Stephen Colbert
Bob Holman
Bob Holman goes to Israel.
Hermeneutics (Drash)
A method for learning Torah, developed by the rabbis of the Talmud.
Steps to the Passover Seder
The fourteen steps to making a Passover seder, from the wining to the dining.
Electricity on Shabbat
Why traditional Jews unplug (albeit with some workarounds) during the Sabbath.
The Great Assembly (Anshe Kenesset)
A body of spiritual leaders of Judaism dating from the time of Moses.
Mixed Dancing in Judaism
Jewish men and women didn't always dance together. Some of them still don't.
Yirmiyahu Taub
Taub writes poetry in both English and Yiddish.
Jewish Culture MFA
Joselit, a professor at George Washington University, is launching a master's degree in Jewish Cultural Arts- -the first time a program like this has ever been created.