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
Comforting Mourners: Tips From the Trenches
I spent this past weekend in Chicago, hanging out with a friend whose mother was in hospice. On Friday night ...
Jews to Pope: Give Us Back Our Stuff!
You know how the Ark gets lost in some random warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones and the Raiders ...
Happy Second Passover! I Call a Life Do-Over
Today is Pesach Sheni, or Second Passover, a day ordained by the Bible as the silver medal for those who ...
Don’t Think About Nazis
Think about Poland. Think about shtetl life, and Jews in Eastern Europe. Are you capable of picturing that without Hitler ...
Religious Lesbians in Tzefat?
I’ve been watching the Israeli movie HaSodot (The Secrets) on youtube over the past few weeks. It’s in Hebrew and ...
He’s Not Faking It! He’s Really Orthodox!
Here’s a video about Alan Veingrad, who played for the Packers, won a Super Bowl, and is now frum. The ...
I’m Blushing All Over
If you’ve spent any time in a schvitz or even just a gym locker room you’ve probably seen a fair ...
Oy Vey, My Son Is Gay
New movie coming out this year. Looks pretty good, actually. Hat tip, The Filter.
If You Switched the Priest for a Rabbi, Would This Ad Offend You?
I will say that it definitely doesn’t make me want to eat ice cream. Or sleep with a priest. Or ...
Shabbat Dinner Exploits: The Good, The Bad, and the Commonwealth
Months ago I had an idea for a themed Shabbat dinner: I would invite all of my friends from Commonwealth ...