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“We All Believe in Strange Things”
Mitt Romney’s Mormonism has reared its head every once in a while throughout this election season. Recently, more and more people seem to be asking about the Republican nominee’s religion.... Read More »
“Enfold Me”: A Review
When I was six years old, my blasted older brother told me the story of Dracula and introduced me into a new emotion, sheer terror. I recall that same sinking... Read More »
How To Misrepresent the Jewish Woman’s Experience: A Blog Rebuttal
A recent article was published on XOJane by a Chassidic woman named Chaya about the experience of being an Orthodox woman. She was trying to stem the tide of media backlash that... Read More »
What Business Has One Born of Woman Among Us?
At the time of the giving of the Torah, the Talmud teaches (Shabbat 88b-89a), the heavenly angels appeared before God and asked, regarding Moses: “What business has one born of... Read More »
#ASIFA Recap + Funniest Tweets
Needless to say, the organizers of the ASIFA at Citi Field yesterday are no fans of blogs, even ones with Jewish insights, lest they corrupt the mind they spent so... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @shortjewish
Why did you initially join Twitter? I joined because I was curious about twitter. I had wondered what all the fuss was about. How did you get involved with the Jewish... Read More »
Walking Jerusalem’s History
Living in Israel is a special gift for many reasons. The beauty, the flora, the fauna, the people, but most of all, the history. You feel it with you in... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @raffeg
Why did you initially join Twitter? I originally joined Twitter just because I thought that I had to be on every social network imaginable. Years of bullying and being the... Read More »
Is Our Problem The Technology Or The Users?
A good player doesn’t blame his equipment when he drops the ball. He knows that rain or shine, it’s up to him to make the play. Is technology truly ripping... Read More »
Two Kings Wearing One Crown
The relationship between religion and ethics is a perennial problem in philosophy of religion. In one sense, it seems redundant to say that a particular action is required or prohibited... Read More »
Homophobia in the Jewish Community Must Stop
I remember the first time I heard about gay people. I was watching a protest for gay marriage and asked someone what ‘gay’ was. “It’s men who like other men.... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @JYuter
Why did you initially join Twitter? I actually joined Twitter as a front end to Facebook. I figured since I’m posting the same basic content, if I did it through... Read More »
Making a Difference on Yom Ha’atzmaut
In Israel, you get used to seeing IDF soldiers everywhere: walking the streets, on patrols, at the Machsom (road checkpoint). They are always on duty, ready to help. Sometimes, they... Read More »
“Let Him Cry and Shout”
Today is Yom Hasho’ah, Holocaust Memorial Day. All four of my grandparents are Holocaust survivors so the day is highly personal for me. I grew up with the Holocaust looking... Read More »
The Gilboa Iris Blooms for Readers
I first met Zahava D. Englard in the bank. My sister-in-law, Miriam, introduced her as “This is Zahava, she just got her first book published.” I was immediately interested. After all, how... Read More »
Ex-Hasids on The Small Screen
Law school has had many adverse side effects on me, and the worst one would be my addiction to Diet Pepsi and trashy reality TV show. Gone are the highbrow... Read More »
A Call To Jewish Artists
Although finals have consumed me ravenously and I had a massive stomach ache, I dragged myself to see Sailor Moon the Movie at the Webster theatre. I was enchanted by... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @hsabomilner
Why did you initially join Twitter? I had heard buzz that there was a new thing online and I wanted to check it out. Initially my Twitter account was private,... Read More »
A.B. Yehoshua: American Jews Are Only Partial Jews
A.B. Yehoshua is not a stupid man, despite recent evidence to the contrary. The famous Israeli author and Israel Prize laureate remarked at a lecture last week that “American Jews... Read More »
A Plea to the Shidduch System
Everyone is hating on this article from the Jewish Press, and I absolutely agree with 99% of all the negative comments I’m reading from my friends. I feel, however, somewhat... Read More »
