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What Religion Is
I haven’t yet seen Bill Maher’s new documentary Religulous, but it’s premise is hardly novel. By now, we know the ...
Jewish Healing and Magic
"Whatever is effective as a remedy is not witchcraft (Shabbat 67a)"--is that really the case?
The Bailout: a modest proposal
In the aftermath of the third debate, our friend Sarah Lefton, the person behind all those Jews for Jeter t-shirts, ...
Incantations, Spells and Adjurations
Some traditional Jewish sources indicate belief in the efficacy of spells.
Jewish Magic & the Blood Libels
Suspicion of Jewish magic was behind the medieval accusation of child murder.
Jewish Magic & Medieval Anti-Semitism
In medieval Europe, Jews suffered on account of popular beliefs about Jewish sorcery--and yet their non-Jewish neighbors also tried to benefit from Jewish magic.
Re-Greening Sukkot
(Cross-posted at The Jew & The Carrot)I love sukkot, but one of the things that has always frustrated me about ...
Food porn.
Earlier today, Tamar called out the Hasidic community in Williamsburg for, well, defacing advertisements for restaurants that are seen as ...
Food Fight
According to the L.A. Times, Lebanon is planning to sue the nation of Israel in international court because, in their ...
Einstein in the Archives
Most people think science, physics, or crazy hair upon hearing the name of Albert Einstein. But I’m always reminded how ...
Racey Ad
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is an old-school organization in the very best sense. It’s BIG (the largest ...