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Circumspect Conversations about Circumcision
This week we heard news from Germany that a regional court ruled that circumcision amounts to bodily harm, even if ...
Drinks to Beat the Heat
The summer heat has only just begun and we’re already experiencing some soaring temperatures! When it’s hot like the past ...
Shabbat Recipe Roundup
I don’t know about you, but after indulging in hot dogs, potato salad and other fattening goodies I need to ...
Graphic Memoir: The Legacy of Harvey Pekar
JT Waldman co-authored and illustrated the new graphic novel Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me with writer and frequent ...
Red, White & Blue (pareve) Desserts
The Fourth of July is just a few days away and you’re wondering – what kind of dessert can I ...
Shabbat Recipe Round-Up
Heat wave number two has arrived and it’s starting to make me worried. Will I ever want to turn on ...
Arugula Hazelnut Pesto
Summer means a lot of things when it comes to food–berries and cucumbers and tomatoes, to name a few! It’s ...
Funny, You Don’t Book Jewish
Lois Leveen’s newest novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, is now available. There’s a novel I first read years ago ...
Fit to Eat
There has been a lot of talk about kashrut lately. And while some of it has been related to foods ...
Watermelon Jicama Salad
Wednesday was officially the first day of summer 2012. Earlier this week I went to a farmers’ market for work, ...
Tomato, Tomahto
Ah, summer tomatoes – so fresh, so many varieties, so what to do with them?Of course the most simple thing ...