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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Length Doesn’t Matter

One of my major pet peeves is people who whine about davening going on too…

Wanted: Day School Principal Who Doesn’t Suck

If I ever wanted to write a soap opera, or a damning book about the…

Bang! Bang! Halacha Takes Down the Gun Lobby

I went to mincha on Shabbat afternoon, and during seudah shlishit (the mini dinner they…

Can You Name All Ten Commandments?

Check out this week’s This American Life, which is about different people struggling to keep…

The Gift For Every Bat Mitzvah From Now On

I’ve always been a fan of Ellen Frankel’s Five Books of Miriam: A Woman’s Commentary…

Did You Miss The National Day of Prayer?

I guess I kind of dropped the ball yesterday, because I failed to mention that…

You Count: Finding A Minyan That Works for You

Living in Nashville, it’s hard to have sympathy for people in huge Jewish communities trying…

Jewish Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Obviously I don’t count Mother’s Day as a Jewish holiday, but neither do I feel…