Mixed Multitudes
Their (Our) Time Has Come
On Tuesday, Trina Robbins wrote about a Jewish woman who drew comics. She has been blogging all week for the Jewish ...
Dressing the Part
So a few weeks ago I stumbled across this weird video. It’s a fashion show from the ’80s, a Jean-Paul ...
Great Women, Cut Short
Trina Robbins is the author of the just-released Lily Renee: Escape Artist, the Jewish superhero comic book GoGirl, and tons of other ...
A New Shema Every Time You Say It
Today’s Jewniverse is about a translation of the Shema prayer — only, it’s not the prayer as you’ve ever heard ...
She-mix-ni Atzeret
Tonight starts Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, the final round of Jewish holidays — for this month, anyway! Here’s a ...
Complex Happiness
We are living in a moment of Jewish historic significance, one which embodies the blessing: “Thank you God for helping ...
A Sukkah Occupies Wall Street
Earlier this week, Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote about Sukkot and social justice and asked, “Does place matter?“ As I write ...
My Favorite Etrog
Happy Sukkot! This year, I managed to snag a great etrog — my brother-in-law, who’s a rabbinical student, picked it ...
Does Place Matter?
Yesterday, Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote about Sukkot and social justice. Her most recent book, Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide ...
Is Gilad Shalit Really Coming Home?
I don’t know whether to believe it. Many news outlets are now reporting that Israel has struck a deal with ...