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“Get off the Internet, it’s Shabbat!”
Last Friday night, my sister was at a friend’s house for dinner. They had a filling Shabbat meal, sat around ...
Hanukkah Giving…Squared
You know how Amazon (and its less evil compatriots) cuts off holiday shipping, what, like two weeks before Christmas starts? ...
The Kosher Quandary
Last night I attended The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashruth, which was the inaugural event of Yeshiva University’s new student ...
Light Your Hanukkiah in Solidarity Against Terrorism–Or, You Know, Because of Hanukkah
Several people have forwarded me this email in the past two days:Dear Friends, Last Shabbat, in my sermon, I offered ...
Chaos in Hebron
Violence continues in Hebron as “IDF officials described the severity of the settlers’ riots as ‘unprecedented.’ They said the violent ...
Best Hanukkah Gifts 5769: Hierarchy of Beards
Scratchy, itchy, bestial, primordial, natural, cushiony, soft, sensitive, strokable. An instant aid for anyone so blessed with one who desires ...
Jews That Rock
If you’ve got a picture of your favorite rock star clipped from a magazine and taped to your wall, chances ...
Buzz Me In: An Apartment Dweller’s Shabbat Dilemma
Salon is featuring a question about someone who doesn’t want to let shomer Shabbat people into her building: Dear Cary, ...
This Just In: Israeli Kids Are Pushy And Angry
File this under: Duh.International study: Israeli kids irritable Recent World Health Organization report shows Israeli children exhibit more signs of ...
You want that you should light my candle?
Recently one of my best friends has become addicted to candles. He’s got everything from sweet vanilla caramel smelling candles ...
Did Jews Commit A Pogrom in Hebron?
In Haaretz, journalist Avi Issacharoff writes about his experiences yesterday when he was covering the evacuation of Jewish settlers from ...