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
Keep Your Swaying To Yourself
You know that moment during havdalah at basically any Jewish communal event? The moment when everyone puts their arms around ...
Can I Be the Fantastic Jew?
Larry Harlow (given name: Lawrence Ira Kahn) is a big shot in the world of salsa. Born to a family ...
A Religious Roundup (Or: A Frum Flock)
I don’t know what’s going on with me lately, but I’m having some trouble focusing. As a result, I have ...
Does Sushi Count as Jewish Food?
Everyone knows Jews like Chinese food , but I think we really need to add sushi to the list, too. ...
Bring It On, Elul
Today is the first day of Elul, the last month in the Jewish calendar. Traditionally we use this month to ...
How Do You Want to Spend the Last Days of Your Life?
This isn’t a fun question, but it’s an important one: What kind of death do you want? If you found ...
Cookbook Review: Simply Southern With a Dash of Kosher Soul
The good people from the Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of the South sent us a copy of their awesome kosher ...
Prayer for the Gulf of Mexico
Rabbi Danielle Upbin sent us a prayer she wrote for the Gulf of Mexico. The good news is that it ...
Israel Won’t Solve Your Problems: Contemporary Fiction Edition
I have a friend who’s Indian, but who hates reading Jhumpa Lahiri and Monica Ali, women who are celebrated for ...
Why Does Anyone Talk at Shul?
When I go to shul, I like to sit in the first or second row, by myself. Even if I ...