Mixed Multitudes
Israeli Certainty
According to a new poll, 85% of Israelis believe in God, while 12% are atheists. The interesting part of the ...
How Is This Night Different?
Ima is cleaning.When I was pregnant, I ate saltine crackers in bed to ward off the morning sickness. When my ...
The Circumcision Debate
Last month, I went to the bris of a colleague’s newborn son, and I was reminded how difficult these lifecycle ...
Is Patrilineal Descent Next?
A very interesting letter to the editor in this week’s Jewish Week raises a fascinating question: With gay and lesbian ...
Jerusalem via Austin
As promised, here’s a link to my Jerusalem Post write-up of this year’s South By Southwest music festival, with a ...
Passover Fun Roundup
Here are some great sites to get your kids or students excited about Passover. Babaganewz has a terrific magic trick, ...
Meir Soloveichik on Interfaith Dialogue
This month’s issue of Commentary includes a lengthy essay by Meir Soloveichik, in which he rejects theological interfaith dialogue. Soloveichik ...
In Your Inbox
Throughout the month of March we’ve been highlighting Jewish Women’s Archive’s This Week in History, a unique feature that highlights ...
For Mom’s Sake
The fourth issue of Guilt & Pleasure is now out, and at first glance, it seems as good (and good-looking) ...
Major Merger
Big news from the West Coast. The University of Judaism and the Brandeis-Bardin Institute are merging and forming a new ...