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Wise Fridays: The Value of Honesty

“The Holy One hates him who says one thing in his mouth, and another in his heart. ” —Babylonian Talmud, ...

The Do-It-Yourself Prayerbook

Patrick Aleph is the lead singer of the Southern Jewish punk band Can!!Can and a former employee of Modern Tribe ...

Wise Friday: Enduring Arguments

“Every dispute that is for a heavenly cause will ultimately endure.”—Pirkei Avot, 5:17“The greatest danger is to believe that your ...

A$$-Related Jewish Jewelry

One of my favorite bloggers posted recently about a Kabbalah bracelet she thinks is hot. Bossy wrote: Bossy admits to ...

Why I Know My Binyanim

Last night I had a dream that I was back in high school, and was working on some homework form ...

How Many Jewish Languages Can You Name?

Here on MJL we cover the basics—Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Aramaic–but there are others. This week I learned about Juhuri, the ...

Elena Kagan, Esther, and Being Outed as Jewish or Gay

So Elena Kagan is Obama’s nominee for Supreme Court Jusice, and I, for one, am elated. I love that there ...

Wise Fridays: Despite the Faults

Just as we love ourselves despite the faults we know we have, so should we love our neighbors despite the ...

AWJS Dvar Tzedek Fellowship

For the past three years, MyJewishLearning.com has been proud to feature weekly d’vrei Torah from American Jewish World Service, connecting ...

You Can’t Say That in Shul

Did you know that there are swear words in the Bible? True story! In Parashat Ki Tavo when God is ...

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