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
The Jewish Camps in Trinidad?
A week from today I’ll be in Trinidad. I’m vacationing in Suriname, and on the way I have a long ...
Israeli Sumo Wrestlers–The Next Big Thing?
Last night I went to the Israeli Film Festival with some friends, and saw A Matter of Size. Here’s the ...
Jewish Coffee Cake
Though the original versions contained coffee, now it's usually just an accompaniment.
Protestors Get Smart–And Mean
We haven’t written much about it on this blog, but in the past year in Israel there have been a ...
Do You Like Italian Food?
Of course you do. Stupid question. Everyone likes Italian food because it’s almost alarmingly delicious. Do you like Jews? Do ...
Halakhah Think Tank
There are people who will argue with me, but I’ve always thought of halakhah as dynamic. It changes based on ...
Smoking Hot Semitic Tush
Jewesses are so hot right now. No, really. According to Details magazine, “Jewesses aren’t just the rage in the triple-X ...
How the IDF Makes Jelly Doughnuts
I don’t know why I’m so into Hanukkah food demonstration videos today. Actually, maybe I do. Probably because I’m really ...
Hanukkah Countdown Begins: Korean Latke Recipe
We’re officially in the countdown to Hanukkah. As far as I’m concerned that means one thing, and one thing only: ...
Hosting A Guest Minus the Food
I’ve been thinking a lot about food politics lately, not so much in relation to legislation, but related to how ...