March 2011
Best of the Week
Let’s do this. Don’t have any weekend plans? Are you a slow reader? Then print off all of these links ...
Wise Fridays: Abolish Wars
“It is hard to do justice to the originality of men who, in the eighth century BCE, untutored by the ...
Colbert Wants To Be A Jew
Yesterday, was Ash Wednesday, which officially brought in Lent. Not sure how familiar all of you are with Lent. Personally, ...
The Opposite of a Scandal
As far as I can tell, there are two kinds of scandals. There’s the “I can’t believe that someone who ...
Everybody’s Jewish
People who are apparently Jewish, or at least Jew-ish according to the latest news cycle: Valerie Jarrett Charlie Sheen John ...
New Maccabeats Video
What, you didn’t think we would post this video?You remember the Maccabeats. They are that Yeshiva University acapella group that ...
A Megillah Costume
What are you dressing up as for Purim?If you’re Julie Seltzer — Torah (and megillah) scribe, MJL writer, and challah ...
Origins of Jewish Humor
I don’t live in the same city as the rest of my family. And while I try to talk to ...
Steal This Matzah
Over at the Awl there’s an awesome post about something called Moonstrips which are apparently awesome and made of matzah ...
Purim for Puppets
Our friends at Kveller.com have launched their new Purim video. It’s an awesome little piece that shows you the four ...