Practices
Wise Fridays: Fraudulent Beggars
“The merit of charity is so great that I am happy to give to 100 beggars even if only one ...
The Shabbat Compromise
A while back, I gave a little plug to the National American Jewish History Museum that’s being built in Philadelphia. ...
Make Your Own Do-It-Yourself Video
Dan Sieradski, who revolutionizes the Jewish world on just about a weekly basis, has a massive new project planned. It’s ...
Let’s Unify Against This
There’s a new song/music video called Unity, and as you might expect the lyrics are a total cheesefest celebrating people ...
Pick It Out
Sometimes, a video’s brilliance is its simplicity. You don’t always need to fluff it up with fancy scripts and visuals. ...
The Most Jewish Show on TV?
I have some news for you. Curb Your Enthusiasm may not be the most Jewish show out there. That title ...
Environmental & Energy Issues in Israel
A mere 0.5% of Israel’s energy comes from renewables. Why? (Ha’aretz)It is argued that Israel faces a looming electricity shortage ...
Madoff Music
Yeah? You thought were done with Bernie Madoff? Well think again! Because we are only getting started. This week, Six ...
Jonathan Franzen’s Jewish Mistake
Over at Tablet, Marc Tracy takes a “Jewish” look at Jonathan Franzen’s forthcoming novel, Freedom , and quibbles with its ...
What Seinfeld Teaches Us About Judaism
This video has been making the rounds recently, and I was originally skeptical, but it really is hilarious. The repetition ...