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
Who Knows Thirteen? (Answer Must Be In Ladino)
It is well established that my family is as dorky as it gets when it comes to languages and linguistics, ...
Haggadah Word Cloud
I went over to Open Source Haggadah (an awesome resource for creating your own Haggadah) and grabbed the basic Haggadah ...
How To: Make Your Own Omer Counter
Counting the Omer is a pretty random mitzvah for those of us who wouldn’t otherwise count down the days to ...
Turning a Shul into a Racy Home
A while back I wrote about sacred spaces like Churches and synagogues being turned into homes, and how I thought ...
Breaking News: Mitzvah Tank Parade Loud But Boring
Here at MJL we were working hard all morning until we were just interrupted by some loud Jewish music and ...
Mother’s Day Gift Idea
I get really good gifts while sitting shiva. Last time I got jewelry, and a bunch of books, and this ...
Israel is for the (Jordanian) Dogs
Sometimes Israel and her enemies are able to come together to help get an ill child the services he or ...
De-Baptism Easier Than Reversing a Bris
There are things your parents do to you when you’re too young to protest—like give you a bowl cut—that you ...
Mahara”t Sara Hurwitz, a “Unique” Woman Rabbi
This week the Jewish Channel covers a few Jewish stories in its weekly update, including the official appointment of Sara ...
Planning a Jewish Funeral Far Away From Jews
I’m writing this from the airport on my way to Seattle, where my father, sister and I will rent a ...