Mixed Multitudes
The Guru of Global Warming
If you haven’t yet peeked at David Plotz’s Slate feature Blogging the Bible, yesterday’s edition is a good place to ...
Evangelicals and Israel
Obviously, a lot has been written about evangelical support for Israel. Yet from all the reading and talking I’ve done ...
Chief Rabbi Says “No” to Fur
Cold temperatures have finally arrived in much of the United States, but Israel’s Ashkenazic chief rabbi has just nixed the ...
Not So Good With the Math
There have been murmurings since December that the UJC’s National Jewish Population Survey was way off. With the publication of a ...
Money in the Academy
The Jewish Week is reporting that major donors at Brandeis University are pulling their financial support to show their displeasure ...
Jewish Parenting
What should you do when your son refuses to go to Hebrew school? Or when your daughter asks you about ...
More Science & Judaism
For those of you who still can’t get enough science and Judaism reading, check out Noah Efron’s recently published Judaism ...
Readers Respond
This week’s Jewish Week includes three letters to the editor about Rabbi Michael Broyde’s article that I blogged about yesteday. ...
Announcing birthright israel’s Summer 2007 Registration
Taglit-birthright israel is kicking off registration for its Summer 2007 trips today.What is birthright israel? From their website:Taglit-birthright israel provides the gift of ...
Dear Rabbi Broyde
In last week’s Jewish Week, Rabbi Michael Broyde — rabbi of the Young Israel of Toco Hills (Atlanta) and professor ...
Saint Valentine’s Day?
Valentine’s Day is problematic for Jews. Not only is it a saint’s day, but it’s got a nasty history of ...
Still in Kansas, Toto
More science and religion news today: For the fourth time in eight years, the Kansas Board of Education is preparing ...