Practices

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No Porn on Shabbos!

I don’t like porn. I definitely don’t like porn on Shabbat. It’s not a double mitzvah if you’re doing it ...

The Good Book? Well, It’s Okay…

One interesting note about the publicity surrounding The Good Book, Slate editor David Plotz’s chronicle of reading the Bible: it’s ...

Dayschool Drama

I’m just speculating here, but I bet one of the things parents think about a lot is: What do I ...

Amy Winehouse Has a New “High” Holiday Friend.

The most important news story in the history of Judaism (yeah, that’s right “Death of Maimonides. ” You’re old news ...

How Jews Look

This isn’t how it was supposed to be.We at MyJewishLearning often find ourselves in a predicament. On one hand, we’re ...

Wedding Bell Blues

Last night, Stereo Sinai–that is, my friends Alan Jay Sufrin and Miriam Brosseau–got married. It was a ceremony worthy of ...

On being tangentially Jewish.

A truly baffling video advertisement for the 92Y Tribeca, where I host a monthly poetry & music open mic. It ...

World Wide Wrap Rap

Sunday is the Federation of Jewish Men’s Club “World Wide Wrap,” when they encourage people to practice and learn about ...

Mourning Stinks

On Sunday afternoon I went to mincha/maariv at an Orthodox synagogue in my neighborhood. Last week some random lady there ...

Progress and Stasis in Mourning

I was overjoyed about the inauguration of our 44th President on Tuesday, but couldn’t help feeling a little sad, too. ...

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