Tamar Fox
Tamar Fox is an associate editor at MyJewishLearning.com. She has an MFA in fiction writing from Vanderbilt University, and a BA from the University of Iowa. She has worked as the editor of the religion blog at Jewcy.com, and is on the Editorial Board at The Jew and the Carrot. She spent a summer as a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar, and was a Senior Apprentice Artist for four years at Gallery 37 in Chicago.
Articles by Tamar Fox
Of Course This is a Fetish
Continuing my trend of writing about think that I never thought about before and are somewhat shocking: BUST magazine has ...
So Many Foreskins, Not Enough Time
Pop quiz: Your son was just circumcised. You’re writing the mohel a check and making sure he washes his hands ...
An Above Ground Tour, Presumably
Apparently the Chilean miners have been offered an all expenses paid trip to Israel, and they are on board, if ...
Date My Best Friend
Yesterday, I joined Jdate. My boyfriend was there, and we gleefully created a profile together. The profile was for my ...
All Lentil Shabbat
This Shabbat we read the story of Esau selling his birthright for some awesome lentil soup. I highly suggest you ...
More Thoughts on Niddah
I’ve been faithfully attending the Yeshivat Hadar sessions about Niddah, taught by Rabbi Ethan Tucker. If you have any interest ...
The Jewish Justin Bieber?
It’s possible that we have something of an obsession with Justin Bieber in this office. Just two weeks ago Jeremy ...
Everything I Learned About Culture I Learned in Israel
Kelly Cutrone is apparently going to have her own talk show (shudder) and when asked what kinds of things she’s ...
What Taylor Swift Can Teach Us About Accepting Apologies
I bought Taylor Swift’s new album on Monday night and have been listening to it on repeat since then. (Be ...
Dr Ruth and the Druze and Bedouins
Is there anyone in the world as bad-ass as Dr. Ruth? I think not. Here she is riding around the ...