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 Circumcision Debate Rages On (and On and On and On)
The internet gave us so many wonderful things (cats jumping into boxes, for instance, and The Google), but it also, ...
Like Sand Through the Hourglass
I don’t normally watch Ukraine’s Got Talent but this winning performance by Kseniya Simonova will blow your mind (and possibly ...
Where You Can Put Your Pink Ribbons
I care a lot about breast cancer research. My mom died of breast cancer a little over a year ago, ...
Jewish Food Conference
You like Jewish food (just like Jon Gosselin). I bet you care about sustainability and the environment. You also want ...
Jon+Hailey+8 (part time) + 8 Days to a Bris=Chai?
One of my many pet peeves is celebrities who take up Judaism like it’s a hobby. Let’s review, people: Judaism ...
Holiday Endurance Triathlon: Hoshana Rabbah Leg
Oh my God, you guys, the holidays have been going on FOREVER. Whenever I talked to my Jewish friends this ...
National Pierogi Day!
This week we celebrate Sukkot, which is sometimes referred to as Zman Simhateinu, the time of our happiness. Why are ...
Milk & Honey (& Scotch) Cocktail
I have gotten so vocal about my love of whiskey that many of my friends show up with a bottle ...
TSA and the Flying Lulavim
Tonight I fly from Chicago back to New York, armed with freshly laundered clothes, and a lulav and etrog. Last ...
Anne Frank & the Scandals of the Catholic Church
Today the New York Times reports on the only known video of Anne Frank, which was recently posted on YouTube ...