Meredith Kesner Lewis
Meredith Lewis is the Director of Operations at MyJewishLearning.com. Meredith holds an MA in Hebrew and Judaic studies and an MPA in non-profit finance from New York University. She also received a BS in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Meredith has served as an advisor for United Synagogue Youth in the Westchester and Rockland Counties area as well as an education consultant.
Articles by Meredith Kesner Lewis
Rabin Memorial Day
Today is Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day, which coincides with his yartzeit on the 12th of Cheshvan.I’ve included some links for ...
A Counter History
I like blogging about deli, particularly the Second Avenue Deli. When I first moved to New York a few years ...
Good for Israel. Good for the Jews?
Last week the Cornerstone Church of San Antonio held its 26th annual “Night to Honor Israel.” With more than 6,000 ...
A rabbi, a philantropist and, a professor walk into a room…
Sounds like a bad joke?It might as well have been one last Thursday at “A Debate on Jewish Values.” Hosted ...
Faithbook
I’ve recently stumbled across the blog Faithbook, a relatively new project (started this spring) of “On Faith,” the Newsweek-Washington Post ...
Deconstructing Black Bar Mitzvahs
Apparently Paul Marx decided to answer my burning question from yesterday, “What is a black bar mitzvah?” With an op-ed ...
Do I have to stop blogging about him?
The truth is out. J.K. Rowling finally admits to the not-so-veiled Christian imagery that pervades the Harry Potter series. The ...
L’Chayim, Motherf***er
Thanks to Jewcy for a heads up on this video, “analyzing” the following Jewish lyrics in Jay-Z’s latest song Roc ...
More Jellies in Your Bellies
The Orthodox Union (OU) has just certified some additional flavors of Jelly Belly jelly beans as kosher: Berry Blue Buttered ...
A New Kind of Jewish-Muslim Dialogue
I’m really hoping that this woman will be able to relate to this one.