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Denominationalism: The Future of Reform, Conservative & Orthodox
Miami’s Reform Bet Breira decided to merge with a Conservative synagogue, so the synagoguge has dual affiliation, one of at ...
The People You Meet on the Street
One of the cool things about living in New York is, occasionally, you get to run into some pretty cool ...
Then He Went On a Camel Ride and Bought a Red String Bracelet From an Old Lady at the Kotel
The tabloids are printing some awesome pictures of Liev Schreiber and wife Naomi Watts planting some trees in Israel with ...
And You Thought You Pissed Off Your Zayde!
Jokes about Al-Qaeda usually aren’t funny. So when the media covers a personal piece about the terrorist organization, you know ...
Dude, Where’s Your Shtreimel?
In Jerusalem, reports the API, there’s a proposed ban on the importation of fur. While I’m a die-hard vegetarian, and ...
Israeli Reactions to Netanyahu’s Speech
The full text of Netanyahu’s foreign policy speech at Bar Ilan can be found here. (Ha’aretz)Reactions:“Netanyahu had the worst of ...
Your Search For “Bacon” Has Produced “0” Results
Have you tried out Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing? I’ve used it a couple of times. It seems pretty good, ...
Isaac Bashevis Singer Bashes Barbra Streisand
I don’t know why I thought that I.B. Singer died before the 20th century. Maybe I was mixing up the ...
What’s Wrong With Interracial Jewish Relationships?
Last week was the 42nd anniversary of the legalization of interracial relationships in the US. The landmark Supreme Court case ...
Self-Hating Jews
Defining Jewish self-hatred is, like most matters in Jewish life, subject to debate.
The Smell of Non-Kosher Food
I spoke to Stephanie, who was coming out of the very tasty (and very not kosher) Tartine Bakery, on 18th ...