Hannah Rosenthal Under Fire
By Symi Rom-Rymer
The mock outrage and cheap scoring of political points that has ensued in the wake of a Haaretz interview with Hannah Rosenthal, the...
Now even Jewish grandmothers hate the Israeli Rabbinate
By Sarah Breger
Grandma is fighting back. The Center for Women’s Justice, the Israeli non-profit organization dedicated to upholding a woman’s right to just treatment in...
How about a little peace, love, and understanding?
By Caroline Kessler
Well, that’s what we’ve got at the Alyn Hospital in Jerusalem, where two eight-year-olds from differing backgrounds are recovering from wounds inflicted by...
A Gold Star for ‘Mommy Queerest’
By Sarah Breger
Going to Mommy Queerest at Theater J the other night was a bit like going to Miami—the theatre was packed with old Jews...
Pho-like Matzo Ball Soup
By Olga Berman
Pho-like Matzo Ball Soup
Ingredients
4.5 ounce Manischewitz Matzo Ball & Soup mix
3 quarts water
1 egg
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
4 cloves
2 star anise
2 inch...
The Cat's Meow
By Symi Rom-Rymer
While perusing the bookshelves at Barnes and Nobel yesterday, I came across a wonderful graphic novel entitled The Rabbi’s Cat by the French...
Old Reading for the New Year
By Caroline Kessler
As a way to occupy myself over winter break (and not go stir-crazy in the process), I’m picking my way through the Best...
A Declaration of War
Well, the mystery is solved…sort of. The infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign stolen from Auschwitz on December 18 has been recovered on the other side...
Menorah on High
By Caroline Kessler
Last week, I wrote about Montana. This week, I want to write briefly about Arizona. For the past week, I’ve been in the...
Jon Stewart Sings Hannukah
On the last night night of Hanukkah enjoy this treat from our archives:
An Interest in Hanukkah? Jon Stewart Sings!
November 20, 2008
By Mandy Katz
"Can I Interest You...
Do You Want to Friend Heino?
By Symi Rom-Rymer
"My name is Henio Zytomirski. I am seven-years-old. I live on 3 Szewska Street in Lublin.” So begins the profile of Heino Zytomirski, a young...
Sufganiyot: The Other Hanukkah Treat
Nowadays sufganiyot are much more than jelly doughnuts—fillings run the gamut from different preserves to custards to chocolate.