Life
How Gross Are Bar/Bat Mitzvah Parties?
Um, very. A recent bat mitzvah party in Stamford Connecticut had to be cleared out by the police because 14-year-olds ...
Conversion & Intermarriage
Can a person be too evil to convert to Judaism? (Forward)Says Julie Wiener, “I, a liberal intermarried Jew feel ambivalent ...
Single Men Over 20, What Are You Waiting For??
In continuing with my theme of weird marriage-related stories from Israel, here’s a doozy:Apparently, if you’re a single haredi guy ...
Special Needs Jewish Marriages
I just found this strange article at UPI.com about special needs couples in Israel being allowed to marry. Since the ...
Being the Go-to Jew
Jen Abrams is an intern at MyJewishLearning.com This weekend I returned to Dallas for a friend’s wedding. As the wedding ...
Wise Fridays: Albert Einstein, God, and Atheism
I’m not an atheist and I don’t think I can call myself a pantheist. We are in the position of ...
“The Dead” and Saying Kaddish Alone
Last night was the kickoff event for this summer’s fellows at Yeshivat Hadar. It was a great event, with some ...
What’s Wrong With Interracial Jewish Relationships?
Last week was the 42nd anniversary of the legalization of interracial relationships in the US. The landmark Supreme Court case ...
Wise Fridays: The First Time I Could Pray
I will never forget the first time I was able to daven after my daughter’s birth. When I was able ...
The Missing Tallis Bag
Heirlooms are a funny thing to me. For the most part, old things are bad. My shoes for example. I ...