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The Only Jewish High School Football Team In America

Here is a somewhat shocking fact. There is only one Jewish high school in all of the United States that ...

Know Your Audience

One problem with writing, as opposed to speech, is that one can’t use voice inflections. This creates a particular issue ...

On Being Jewish in Amsterdam

Recently, a journalist who was interviewing me asked me to describe what it felt like to be a Jewish New ...

Fanny Brice

Few Jewish comedians have made such a significant contribution to both Jewish humor and popular culture as this daughter of saloon-owning immigrants.

The Written Torah and the Oral Torah

According to Jewish tradition, two Torahs were received on Mount Sinai -- one written, and one passed down orally for generations.

Love of God and Material Desire

There is a lot to learn from the commandment not to covet.

Jews Wear Hats

Jews wear a lot of hats. I mean that metaphorically but also literally: from black hats to fur hats to ...

Liberating Foreigners, Together with Our Sisters and Brothers

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Parashat Pekudei: Building God’s Beautiful Bayit; or, Queer Eye for the Desert Mishkan

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

Parashat Matot and Parashat Masei: Speaking Truth in This World

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

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