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A Gentile Drowning
Yesterday I blogged about our need, as a community, to confront the darker corners of our textual tradition. I worried ...
Speculoos Hamantaschen
Speculoos, or European cookie butter, seems to be all the rage these days. Trader Joe’s makes their own brand and ...
Jewish History, Jewish Music, Jews Around the Globe
Jews in Persian Music
For hundreds of years, most Persian musicians were Jews.
Personalities of the Bible, Purim
Vashti: The Forgotten Queen of Persia
The rabbis imagined the Bible's Vashti as both evil villain and tragic heroine.
Interview: Matt Bar’s Bible Raps
Matt Bar sees dead people. He doesn’t hold seances or visit graveyards — not literal graveyards, anyway. Instead, he takes ...
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Passover, Seder
Preparing for Pesach My Way
The seder is my favorite Jewish ritual, and every year, I have the best of intentions. In line with the ...
Celebrate, Eat, Jewish&, Sephardic Jews, Shabbat
Jewish Joy At Carnival
Carnival, Mardi Gras, Carnaval. These words convey exhuberance, dancing, masks, and overflowing joy (and often excess). From Rio to New ...
Jewish Music, Ladino, Uncategorized
A New Rosh Hashanah Song and Album for a New Year
Talking about an “Anyada Buena” with Ladino singer and activist Sarah Aroeste
Jewish Weddings: When and Where They Happen
The details for scheduling traditional Jewish nuptials.