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The future of New Jew Culture
Jewschool founder Mobius aka Dan Sieradski is part of the panel at this very interesting event at the 14th Street Y on “The Future of Jewish Culture.” A full press kit is here. A quick look at the...
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Eshel in Eden: LGBT Jewish Summer Vacation Retreat in an Orthodox/Traditional...
Introducing: The first-ever Orthodox LGBT Vacation Retreat in the Midwest July 5th through 8th, 2012 at Ronora Lodge and Retreat Center, Watervliet, Michigan Whether you are Orthodox, Traditional or...
View ArticleWhat Wieseltier Said
So Leon Wieseltier got a little pushback for his review of The American Haggadah in the Jewish Review of Books. To recap: In the review, in addition to criticizing the translation and the commentaries...
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Do you need a last-minute $375 menorah?
Here is a list of five places unlikely to sell menorahs, but do anyway. 5.) Artful Home’s “Modern Menorah.” Price: $290. Not my cup of tea, but at least it’s modern: 4.) Unica Home’s artfully named...
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Sweden’s Jews Say, “I’m a learner, not a fighter!”
Filmmaker Alexander Bodin Saphir presents on the rescue of the Danish Jews at OresundsLimmud 2013 On March 5, our almost-a-minyan who comprise the steering team of Limmud Oresund 2013 was holding the...
View ArticleTorah that Nourishes: a Jewish Food Ethic of Pleasure and Justice
ב’ה Guest post by Aviva Richman Aviva Richman is on the faculty at Yeshivat Hadar in Manhattan, the only full-time egalitarian yeshiva in North America, where she teaches Talmud, Jewish Law and...
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Zombie manicures arise once more!
Like the zombie living dead trend,Torah manicures fever just will not die. Starve the cold, feed the fever, or the reverse. Kill it, already. Why is this still being talked about as though it were an...
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Torah-Bot: Kosher or Blasphemous?
When Tablet Magazine published this piece last week about a Torah-writing-robot, I was astounded and excited and generally freaked out. For those who don’t know, here’s my brief explanation of the art...
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Meet the Man Behind The Men of the Naughty Jewish Boys Calendar
Last February, I shared a link right here on Jewschool to a Craigslist ad advertising for models for a “Naughty Jewish Boys” calendar. I was so tickled by the idea when I saw it on my friend Duncan...
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December Without Drama
Last year, the Jewish community fell all over itself to merchandise the intersection of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, but we all know that outside this special exception, the organized community tends to...
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