Mixed Multitudes
This Storm is What We Call Progress
Earlier this week, Michael David Lukas shared a list of his top ten favorite Jews of all time and his ...
Non-Jews Take Ketubahs Now, Too
I have mixed feelings about ketubot. On the one hand, they’re beautiful marriage contracts. On the other hand, they’re actually ...
Love Story of the Day
I don’t ever get a chance to watch morning talk shows. Either I’m at work or I’m sleeping until noon. ...
Mini-Purim
Purim is exactly a month from today. This year in the Jewish calendar is a leap year, which means we ...
Search Everything Jewish
If you have a website or blog, you’re going to want to check this out.We’ve just created a way to ...
The Stranger’s Notebook
Michael David Lukas will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning’s Author Blog. His first book, The ...
A Soccer Scandal
I’m sure you’re all aware that soccer, or football, is pretty huge around the world. It’s pretty much our baseball. ...
Egypt & Israel
Rob Eshman challenges the standard Jewish response of “full-throated pessimism” to the events of Egypt, noting “I worry that fear ...
Whitesnake, Tunisia, and My Top Ten Favorite Jews of All Time
Michael David Lukas’ first book, The Oracle of Stamboul, is now available. He will be blogging all week for the ...
Best of the Week
Alright, alright. Friday afternoon. That can only mean one thing. It’s time for the best material we’ve put out this ...
Hasids in the Super Bowl
Okay fine, the Super Bowl was five days ago. No one cares anymore. Onto the next thing. I promise though, ...
Wise Fridays: Words and Not Money
“Rabbi Isaac said: Anyone who gives a coin to a poor man is blessed with six blessings, but one who ...