holidays
Georgia on My Mind
Today at the office, we were talking about traditional Rosh Hashanah food. Black-eyed peas, primarily as a Sephardic custom, came ...
The Rock of Repentence
Jeremiah Lockwood is the frontsman, singer, and lead guitarist The Sway Machinery, a band that belts out roots, rock, blues, ...
Ode to an Orange
I like to consider myself MJL’s resident Jim Henson expert (though Matthue frequently tries to steal my title). Loyal blog ...
Report to synagogue, midnight — sharp!
Because everybody loves a Saturday night….The night before last, all over the world, Jews began saying Selichot, the confessional prayers ...
Rosh Hashanah Dinner Challenge
Our friends over at The Jew & the Carrot are holding a contest to see who can create the greenest ...
Getting Your Rosh Hashanah On
Not to alarm you or anything, but the High Holidays are coming up. My fam and I haven’t figured out ...
You may say she’s a dreamer
Today’s Jewel of Elul is written by philanthropist/superwoman Lynn Schusterman. She writes about dreaming big.Being a philanthropist, I am constantly ...
Todd & God is Back
Now it’s for real. We’ve got the new episode of MyJewishLearning’s The Adventures of Todd & God up and ready ...
Spectacles of Devotion: Ani vs. Adi
I love listening to songs first thing in the morning. I have a habit of waking up in a very ...
Rock the Vote 5769!
These Presidential elections sure do go on for a while. Sometimes, I say, “Why can’t the US just be like ...