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
Bamba Brakha Brouhaha
In Israel, the first solid food many children are given is Bamba, a peanut flavored puffy corn snack. Bamba is ...
Single Men Over 20, What Are You Waiting For??
In continuing with my theme of weird marriage-related stories from Israel, here’s a doozy:Apparently, if you’re a single haredi guy ...
Special Needs Jewish Marriages
I just found this strange article at UPI.com about special needs couples in Israel being allowed to marry. Since the ...
Talking About Abortion From the Bimah
This past weekend I went to a family bat mitzvah in the DC area. It was an intense weekend, full ...
Is That A Huge Bunch of Grapes You’re Carrying…?
Or are you just excited to be in the land of Israel?This week’s parashah is all about the spies that ...
Then He Went On a Camel Ride and Bought a Red String Bracelet From an Old Lady at the Kotel
The tabloids are printing some awesome pictures of Liev Schreiber and wife Naomi Watts planting some trees in Israel with ...
“The Dead” and Saying Kaddish Alone
Last night was the kickoff event for this summer’s fellows at Yeshivat Hadar. It was a great event, with some ...
What’s Wrong With Interracial Jewish Relationships?
Last week was the 42nd anniversary of the legalization of interracial relationships in the US. The landmark Supreme Court case ...
Ortho-Inmates Get Unfair Treatment
Today on the subway the guy next to me was reading this story in the Post and all I could ...