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O, The Nonprofits You’ll Go To
My wife and kid are out of town. Which means that I end up staying out past 6:30 p.m., my ...
Religion in Outer Space
Today is the 40th anniversary of the landing on the moon–a pretty momentous occasion for everyone on earth. For some, ...
Y-Love Finally Becomes a Brand
Some people wonder about the politics of the Orthodox rapper Y-Love, who lists “radically left” as his political stance on ...
What Isaac and MJ Have in Common
One of the fascinating things about the Bible, especially the book of Genesis, is the way that family dynamics play ...
Wise Fridays: A Monumental Risk
God as we encounter him in the Bible takes a risk monumental in its implications. He creates one being, humanity, ...
David Plotz: Why Is Judaism Such a Failure?
In his last blog, David Plotz, author of Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned ...
Jimmy Carter Finally Makes A Good Point
In second grade everyone in my class was given a US President to study. Mine was Jimmy Carter, and long ...
Tzenah Urenah
How the Yiddish translation of the Torah, Megillot and Haftarot became associated with women.
Jewish Organizations in the News
Defying the general trend toward a merger, the three branches of the JCC of Greater Philadelphia will each be going ...
Ice Hockey In Israel Is Getting Bigger
There have been efforts in the past decade or so to build up a strong hockey program in Israel. I ...