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Dispatches from Moishe House: Meet Joshua in Hoboken
“As such, religion matters not to me, nor does theology, services, spirituality, the soul, prayer or religious tradition. In my almost 5 years in town I have been to the shul less than a dozen times, Baruch Hashem.”
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The Language Barrier
She was a New York-bred Jew, Manhattan raised, and yet she used this language with me, all the while knowing that my foreign linguistic skills ended with the Russian I got from my family and six years of failure in high school and college Italian.
“Mi scusi, mi scusi,” I wanted to reply. “But why can’t you just speak English?”
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Keeping the Faith
It’s not the blood in our veins or a common language that connects Shauna to the reason she gives.
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An Athlete for Israel
by Bradley Chalupski Every Jewish household is different. The anchor of my Jewish household as a child was the love of my Jewish mother to my Catholic father (a love for which I am forever grateful). It’s not surprising then that Judaism, religiously or communally, did not play a large role in my life growing [...]
Six-Word (Jewish) Memoirs
Write 6 words on your own Jewish life, like: “Six missed calls?! Did someone die?!”
Weekly Pita 12/16/2011
Matisyahu, Occupy, and the Maccabeats – all in one nicely wrapped Hanukkah present for you!
Dating Jewish Men
In our 3rd installment of the Love Column, two young women discuss the idea of dating within the tribe.
Nice Jewish Girl No More
A classic for this week’s Love Column: references to Jewish girls are everywhere these days: TV, Twitter, music, movies, and in the pages of magazines. Jewish girls are IN.
Black Jew Syndrome
Being an American of mixed-heritage, I have always found dating Jewish women to be a somewhat…complicated endeavor.
The Birthright Blogs
We’re well into Birthright season this Summer and the trip staff can’t resist blogging from the road.
Lisa Eats Everything
For Rosh Hashanah last year, Lisa decided to eat everything. This has been her adventure…
The Pleasures of Online Dating
For the second installment of the Love Column, we ask: To involve or not to involve mom in finding your true Jewish love?
Tikkun Olam in Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Feeling the need to connect with a community post-Birthright, Vanessa discovers a return to Israel program in the heart of Jaffa.
Weekly Pita 9/2/2011
A modern-day David and Goliath, Rembrandt’s depiction of Jesus, and what would you do if this guy showed up at your door?
Weekly Pita 9/9/2011
This weekly Pita is dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the attacks on 9/11/2001, an event that is on the minds of Jews and non-Jews alike this Shabbat. 1. In The Jewish Week, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel takes a look back at 9/11 and everything is has taught us. 2. Tablet interviews Rabbi Michael J. [...]
Getting Into Ketubahs
“In an effort to keep tradition a living experience for the community it serves, every generation produces innovators who reinterpret the common principles upon which it rests; in doing so more innovative ways of accomplishing the same outcomes are established.”
Weekly Pita 9/16/2011
It’s been a good long week. Today you’ll find a riddle, a song, a recipe, a thought about Jews on planes, and possibly a new job??
Once Upon a Time in Kiryat Shmone
She’ll get married in November, if her fiancé is able to enter the country.
Birthright In My Own Words…
And now for something a little different – a poem in honor of the Birthright trip.
Tzedek in Parshat Ki Tavo
The power we have to give is huge, and so is the responsibility that comes with it.
Supporting Jewish Causes
Tracie makes the case for supporting Jewish causes first when you think about where to give.
Activating the Jewish Community at Occupy Wall Street
A Q&A with Dan Sieradski, a Jewish new media activist, who has organized a strong Jewish presence at Occupy Wall Street, including a Shabbat dinner and a Kol Nidre service.
Huggies for Hanukkah
I really thought it was a great Hanukkah gift for myself, one with profound psychological and sociological ramifications.
An Israeli Winter Olympic Team To Warm The Jewish Soul
Bradley proudly races Skeleton sleds for Israel. Before he joined the team, he had never even been to the country.
Weekly Pita 11/18/11
Helmet-Cam footage from Hazon’s Israel ride! Sarah Silverman! And one Rabbi suggests changing the Bar Mitzvah age to 25. What are your thoughts?
What’s in a Name?
Why is the idea of legally changing our name so scary? What’s in a name after all?
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