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
A Note On Hebrew Pronunciation
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people mispronounce Hebrew words, especially when the person in question is leading ...
If Maimonides Was a Dessert, What Would He Be?
Came across this awesome article about a Swiss choclatier named Blaise Poyet who has created a new chocolate inspired by ...
Church of Science Open for Business Online and in Berkeley
If faith always appealed to you, but you’re a rationally minded-scientist who can’t get past that big leap, there’s a ...
Ooh Child
Last night everything changed. I knew they were going to change when I got to the polls at 6AM on ...
Is Good Food Excessively Indulgent?
(Cross-posted at The Jew and the Carrot) I wrote about this once before, but wanted to return to the topic ...
Is Gen-WE Jewish?
Check out this excellent video, meant to complement a new book called Generation WE by Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber. ...
Gawking vs. Learning
I’ve been watching a lot of TLC lately, and it seems like the angle of that network is essentially, ‘Watch ...
The Pope Is On The Phone Right Now, Can He Call You Back?
Here at MyJewishLearning we get lots of emails about all kinds of things, from how to sit shiva, to questions ...
Oldest Hebrew Script Found By Teenager
Archaeologists have just found a shard of pottery with Hebrew script on it, which wouldn’t be a big deal, except ...
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
It’s been a rough year for Jewish-Black relations. Because of the whole Hillary/Obama showdown, and The Great Schlep, I’ve been ...