10 Jan Culture, Misc, Politics, Religion, topics Embracing Rosh Hodesh February 1, 2013 By Moment 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Scott Fox I love Hanukkah: the presents, wintertime, dreidels, candle lighting. I love all of it. I was born on the fourth day of H...Continue reading
13 Dec Culture, Misc, Religion Little Jewish School on the Prairie February 1, 2013 By Moment 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Scott Fox A girls' high school catering to Orthodox Jews in the little town of Bricelyn, Minnesota, population 340. Sounds crazy, ...Continue reading
16 Nov Culture, Latest, Misc, Politics, Religion What Does Kosher Mean Today? February 1, 2013 By Moment 5 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Scott Fox Food is perhaps one of the “greyest” aspects of Jewish life today. The Torah instructs us to abstain from ritually impure...Continue reading
02 Nov Arts & Culture, Culture, Misc The Rise of Jews in the True North February 1, 2013 By Moment 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Scott Fox Last week, Canada’s Consul General came to talk at my school (Carleton College in Minnesota) about the importance of the ...Continue reading
21 Jan Culture, Latest, Misc "Ex-Gays": Not Just for Christians May 8, 2012 By Sala Levin 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Steven Philp This past Saturday, people gathered outside Barnes & Noble in El Paso, TX to protest a book signing by Pastor Tom ...Continue reading
06 Jan Latest, Misc, Politics For Refugees, a Modern Exodus May 8, 2012 By elisniv 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adam Chandler Before escaping to Israel in 2003, Ephraim lived in a camp with 15,000 other Eritreans. Like a growing number of re...Continue reading
01 Dec Culture, Latest, Misc, Religion Rededicating Hanukkah Foods May 8, 2012 By elisniv 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Merav Levkowitz For those of us with food allergies and intolerances, social events tend to be awkward and isolating. So many Jew...Continue reading
11 Nov Culture, History, Latest, Misc The Human Touch May 8, 2012 By elisniv 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Merav Levkowitz Tuesday (November 9th) marked seventy-two years since Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” which marked the ...Continue reading
08 Nov History, Latest, Misc, Politics The Fallen Kibbutz: A Microcosm of Israeli Society May 8, 2012 By elisniv 5 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Lily Hoffman Simon This year marked the centennial birthday of the Kibbutz. However, the structure of these unique societal experim...Continue reading
02 Nov Culture, Latest, Misc Sustainable Tzedakah May 8, 2012 By elisniv 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Steven Philp Now that we have entered the month of November, many of us look forward to the prospect of spending time with loved on...Continue reading