Beliefs & Practices
The Next Big Idea
When philanthropist Charles Bronfman announced his intention to fund a two-year visiting chair at Brandeis for someone who could come ...
Finally Good News From Hollywood
MSNBC is reporting that Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have left the Kabbalah kraze: “Ashton and Demi used to have ...
Young Jews and Israel
Last fall there was a good deal of blog chatter and press coverage about a study released by Steve M. ...
From the Academy: Volume I
Welcome to the first installment of “From the Academy,” in which I (will hopefully) check in with Jewish Studies professors ...
God is not spontaneous
There’s an old saying “Man plans and God laughs,” but recently I realized that, in the Bible, it’s God who ...
Heeb, Seriously
No joke. Heeb magazine’s humor editor David Deutsch takes on Brandeis professor Jonathan Sarna in an op-ed in this week’s ...
Chabad Messianism & Conversion
Recent stories about conversion standards in Israel have revolved around halakhic observance (or the lack thereof), but an interesting case ...
God is a Halakhic Jew
It’s been interesting to monitor the response to our new animated short The Adventures of Todd and God. For the ...
Being Secular and Jewish
In today’s Jewish world, a whole range of post-denominational identities has popped up. For those that took part in our ...
What Hell Smells Like
The Jerusalem Post reports:Reform and Conservative synagogues reek of hell [Gehinom] and a Jew should not even come near their ...
Move over Tickle Me Elmo
Red strings are so five minutes ago. FAO Schwartz is now carrying Kabbalistic Beasties, stuffed animals based on amulets that ...
Jewish Beliefs & Practices
-Ron Wolfson says that you should make “God’s To-Do Listâ€? your To-Do list. Literally: “Compile. Keep track. Make lists. Itemize… ...