Mixed Multitudes
Hating on Hockey Jews
I know you probably weren’t asking for it, but if for some reason you wanted proof that I am a ...
The Sway Machinery Play Michael Jackson
The Sway Machinery’s new album House of Friendly Ghosts, Vol. 1 won’t be out for another few weeks (who are ...
Religion Versus Financial Planning
These days I spend a lot of time volunteering as a gabbai at Kehilat Hadar, and among other things this ...
Explaining The Ads
If you are a regular on our website or any other Jewish website for that matter, you’ve probably noticed that ...
Best Of The Week
Weekend is coming. My friend from Newfoundland is coming to town (actually, I have numerous Newfoundland friend. Good folk). They ...
It’s Double Mitzvah Time!
Yesterday I had occasion to google the term “double mitzvah.” Growing up going to Jewish day schools, we all knew ...
Crazy Facebook Profiles
Just thought I’d throw out something light to start off your weekend. This super cool looking Israeli dude named Tal ...
Wise Fridays: Which is the Right Path?
“Which is the right path that you should choose for yourself? One that is admirable in your eyes, and admirable ...
Movies for Tu Bishvat
Over at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog they have a list of movies to help you celebrate Tu Bishvat. Now, ...
Eating Pork in New York
It was close to midnight, the latest I’ve been out in months. My friend Fred Chao had brought me to ...
Mark Twain, “Mishpocha,” and Me
Earlier this week, Erika Dreifus, the author of Quiet Americans, wrote about the inspiration for her book and Jewish-American Literature ...
Is It Okay To Brush Off Anti-Semitic Incidents?
This past week, four synagogues in my hometown of Montreal (actually, they are even in my neighborhood) were attacked in ...