holidays
White Purim
I wasn’t dreaming of a white Purim, but that’s what we got. Saturday night, Shabbat went out, and I shoveled ...
Purim 2010: A Costume Roundup
This year was definitely my best Purim ever. I had two different costumes, I heard megillah at night and during ...
Merry Purim to All
I don’t know where this picture came from, but it’s doing the email rounds. If anyone has any background on ...
Sympathy Fast for Esther
Today is the Fast of Esther, the fast that comes the day before Purim, since Purim is happening two days ...
VeNahafoch Hu: The Force of Creative Destruction
Purim is a celebration of reversals. The Book of Esther, which is traditionally read twice on the holiday, states in ...
Blogger’s Pick: What to Do on Purim
As a kid, Purim was a pretty great holiday. My synagogue had a big carnival with tons of food and ...
(Jerry) Wolfman, DDS
Have you seen the new Wolfman movie? Yeah, me neither. Not my cup of tea. Plus Benicio Del Toro is ...
Many Takes on Hamantaschen
We’re closing in on Purim, and in my apartment that means it’s time to start making candy vodka, and of ...
Best of the Week
As of ten minutes ago, I was really happy with the amount of views our Christmas in Calgary video had ...
Poll: Purim Costumes
While we here at MJL may be focusing a good amount of attention on Tu Bishvat, which is tomorrow, we ...