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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 ...
Jewish History, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Know Your Audience
One problem with writing, as opposed to speech, is that one can’t use voice inflections. This creates a particular issue ...
Jewish History, Members of the Scribe
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 ...
American Jews, Jewish History, Jewish Humor, Study, Women & Feminism
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.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study, Talmud
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.
Jews Wear Hats
Jews wear a lot of hats. I mean that metaphorically but also literally: from black hats to fur hats to ...
Celebrate, Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
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 ...