holidays
Maccabi Film Festival This Weekend
Hanukkah is known for a couple of things. Food. Presents. Dreidels. And maybe most underrated, ews kicking some butt. And ...
Were the Maccabees Jerks?
This morning I got my Hanukkah Project CD, a new compilation record. My band Chibi Vision contributed a song to ...
An Israeli Thanksgiving Feast
So what if Thanksgiving was almost a week ago? Whenever I can get the chance to think about the amazing ...
How the IDF Makes Jelly Doughnuts
I don’t know why I’m so into Hanukkah food demonstration videos today. Actually, maybe I do. Probably because I’m really ...
How to Write a Hanukkah Song
The rest of the world is still eons away from Hanukkah. If you’re super-prepared — like my mother, for instance ...
Hanukkah Countdown Begins: Korean Latke Recipe
We’re officially in the countdown to Hanukkah. As far as I’m concerned that means one thing, and one thing only: ...
I’m Not Used To This
Our intern Jordanna just expressed to me a feeling that I’ve had since this morning. She said that she is ...
Hanukkah Flash Mob in Israel
I wanted to roll my eyes at this, but dammit if it isn’t downright adorable. Does anyone know if that ...
Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album: What Good Is It? (Part 4)
Seth Rogovoy, author of Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, wrote about Bob Dylan’s Judaism, Jews who write Christmas music, and ...
Hanukkah – Still Accessible After All These Years
Yesterday Matthue and I had the opportunity to study with the good folks at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies ...