Tamar Fox

Tamar Fox has an MFA from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, but she still doesn't like sweet tea. Born and raised in Chicago, she's also lived in Iowa City, Dublin, Oxford, and Jerusalem. When she's not rocking out at honky tonks she teaches text study, cooks elaborate meals, and volunteers for a hospice. When she grows up she wants to be a professional whiskey taster.

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Assisted Loving: Because Your Parents (and Grandparents, and Great Grandparents) Need Love, Too

I like to whine about the trials and tribulations of the dating scene for young…

5 Jewish Wedding Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them)

Ah, wedding season: Weekends fill up with nuptials as our friends and relatives (and maybe…

How Many Atheists Does it Take to Believe in God?

A newly released survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life reveals all…

Pointing Fingers and Awarding Holocaust Heroics—What’s the Big Deal?

I was struck last week by several Holocaust-related stories in the news, and specifically how…

Mapping Exhibit Too Controversial for Chicago’s Jewish Museum

Chicago’s Jewish museum, the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, is currently showing an exhibit called…

How To: Help Flood Victims from Iowa to China

Jews are used to a flood story with a happy ending: The animals march onto…

The Problem with Charity

When Zimbabwe recently cracked down on CARE—a leading humanitarian organization focused on global poverty which…

Meet Your Meat: Rubashkin Scandal Grows Ever-More Rancid

Since federal agents conducted an immigration raid on the Postville, IA, AgriProcessors meatpacking plant on…