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Isolation vs. Assimilation When It Comes to Religious Marketing
There’s a fascinating post over at Church Marketing Sucks about why it’s offensive and unethical for religious institutions to rip ...
Salute to Israel Parade: An Interview with HaMakor
Next week, the Israeli jam band HaMakor will be headlining May 31’s Salute to Israel Parade in Central Park. First, ...
On the Importance of Dreaming in Real Time
This article was written for the 2009 Why Be Jewish Gathering: Renaissance in a Time of Ration, a project of ...
Jewish Theater Receives a Revitalization
The Festival of Jewish Theater and Ideas represents a new blooming of Jewish theater.
A Brothel in a Shul?
Jezebel has a recent post about depictions of sex workers: Laura Agustin is concerned that all sex worker news is ...
Jews with Guns
It’s been a banner year for Jews with guns. From Gaza to the Golden Globes, it’s suddenly de rigeur to ...
Archiving Judaism for $0.00
If I haven’t made enough of a case for the Internet Archive, please let me ram it down your throat ...
Haftarah for Bamidbar
Though betrayed by Israel's unfaithfulness, God will reconcile with the people like a husband who cannot stop loving his wife.
Religious People are Nicer
A study by Harvard professor Robert Putnam has found that religious people are better citizens, better neighbors and generally just ...
The Massena Blood Libel
The "Blood Libel" accusation has been around for centuries, and it arose once again in Massena, New York, in 1928.
The Expelled Jews of Coro
This was the first time that Jews had been driven out of an independent nation in South America.