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Mensch Madness Game 7: Semfinals, Donkey vs. Golden Calf!
Here we are in the Mensch Madness semi-finals, with both opponents having vanquished their morally-inferior opponents in order to earn ...
Seder Variations – A Passover Tradition!
I love Passover.I love spending time with my family, I love the food, and I love that we have a ...
Mensch Madness Game 5: Scapegoat vs. Kosher Pig!
Welcome back to Mensch Madness! We’re already at Game 5.Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to be Kosher, put up a ...
Mensch Madness Game 5: Ram vs. Golden Calf!
Welcome back to Mensch Madness!Today’s game has a lot of media attention. We’ve all heard the hype about these two ...
A Very Pregnant Passover
April 2015 has been on my mind for a while. Since last September, to be exact, when I began counting ...
Mensch Madness Game 4: Serpent vs. Donkey!
The tension in the air is palpable as we prepare for today’s tip-off at the Manischewitz Arena. Mensch Madness Game ...
Mensch Madness Game 3: Golem vs. Big Fish!
Today’s game is a competition of strategies, offense versus defense in a fight between two BIG competitors: The Golem, and ...
Mensch Madness Game 2: Frogs vs. Pig!
Welcome back to the arena for the second game in our series of Mensch Madness: The Creatures of Judaism. Both ...
Dancing with “The” Truth About Jewish Learning
I am very active personally and professionally in the New Orleans Jewish community. Recently, I began teaching a beginner adult ...
Mensch Madness Game 1: Ram vs. Little Goat!
This year’s Mensch Madness Baaaaaa-sketball Tournament opens with a play-in game between the #8 seed, One Little Goat from the ...
Mensch Madness 2015: Bringing out the Beasts!
Last year, the ISJL (a very sports-centric Southern and Jewish office) held a tournament of champions. The inaugural Mensch Madness matched up ...
Southern Jewish Spotlight: Midland/Odessa, Texas
As an ISJL Education Fellow, I hit the road a lot and spend time in communities that are new to ...