holidays
Before and After
Grief is like a fish bone stuck in the back of your throat. You feel it–uncomfortable, scraping–all the time, and ...
A Tisha B’Av User’s Guide
Tisha B’Av is the day when the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Twice. The entire day is a sort of ...
How Do Jews Clear Tables?
Here at MJL we’ve seen how Jews eat, but my friend Leah Jones over at Accidentally Jewish has a great ...
The Waste-Free Shabbat Picnic
This Shabbat I had my first Shabbat meal picnic of the summer, and it was a lot of fun. Gorgeous ...
Summer Reading Recommendation: Esther Goes to Madison, WI
Last month I was picking through a pile of books and came across Good for the Jews, by Debra Spark, ...
Shavuot Is Over, Time To Think About Sukkot
The reason you might want to start planning so far in advance is because there’s an awesome contest going on ...
Shavuot Calorie Counter
Say hello to the fun police!While you might love Shavuot for all of the amazing dairy sweets that you will ...
Last Minute Rugelach Deliciousness
It’s only a few hours until Shavuot, so now is the best time to share with you my new recipe ...
DIY Challah Cover
One week when I was living in Dublin I went to a party in a professor’s apartment on a Friday ...
Innovating to Preserve Tradition
Lisa Lepson, the Executive Director of the Joshua Venture group, writes in her piece “Where Yesterday Meets Tomorrow:” The Judaism ...