Mixed Multitudes

It’s almost Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the Trees! Even though my friends in Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia ...

The media world is in a frenzy this morning over Sarah Palin’s use of the term “blood libel” in defending ...

Many of us know that Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel walked with Martin Luther King Jr. at the Selma Civil Rights ...

NPR did a nice piece about the death this weekend of Debbie Friedman, a musician whose music impacted thousands and ...

That’s right–I have a new hero. I’m sorry, Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, you’re going to have ...

According to a new Gallup poll, Jews are the best! We are the healthiest, happiest, wealthiest, and generally most hep ...

Israeli companies are starting to outsource work to Palestinians.  (Ha’aretz)“Going beyond Israel’s “Start-Up Nation” model will not be easy. The ...

Yesterday Jeremy posted a link to the quiz of the top 52 cities in the world in terms of Jewish ...

After a couple week’s hiatus, “Best of the Week” has returned! You better get a glass of water, because it’s ...

Earlier this week, Michael Wex, author of The Frumkiss Family Business, wrote about writing about intermarriage. He will be blogging all ...

“Unless God builds a house its builders labor in vain on it.” —Psalms 127:1 Find more Wise Fridays wisdom on ...

Way back in 2007 when I was at LimmudNY I saw a short version of the documentary Praying With Lior, ...