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This One’s for Sarah
The press has a love-hate relationship with fierce-minded politicians. At the same time as we of the liberal media quiver ...
The Joshua Generation
My favorite moment from CNN last night had nothing to do with holographic reporters. Just after the polls closed in ...
Art Scroll Stocks Expected to Tumble…
The world of technology sure is moving fast. While CNN is now using holograms to interview people, BlackBerry is running ...
Jewish Publication Society: Until 120 and On
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, speaking at last night’s Jewish Publication Society 120th Anniversary Banquet, could not constrain himself from talking ...
Half a Torah
What is a haftarah, exactly? You should visit MJL’s haftarah page to become an authority on the matter in less ...
Klaus the Mouse in My House
Part of my hazing to New York City is, apparently, having to deal with mice in my apartment building. The ...
From the Academy: Benjamin Sommer
In this installment of “From the Academy,� Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary, tells us ...
G-dcast: Torah Transmissions
There’s a new Torah site in town, G-dcast (remember the dash, or else you’ll be in some odd Christian missionary ...
Kol Nidrei for the Ages
Yesterday on Slate (apparent my new go-to blog for Jewish content other than Mixed Multitudes), Michael Weiss shared the history ...
A Mitzvah that goes beyond borders
Our good friends at the Jewish Publication Society have recently published a fantastic new book. Since WWII, Jewish armed servicemen/women ...