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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When Nice Jewish Boys Don’t Quite Cut It

A little while ago I saw a film about how photoshopped pictures in magazines can…

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

I know this is kind of weird, but I’m really into the ten plagues. I…

What Would Your Grandmother Say if She Saw Your Facebook/MySpace Page? or Too Close for Missiles, I’m Switching to Guns

If you’re under 30, chances are you have either a facebook profile, a MySpace page,…

Shabbat Dinner: Easier Than a Drunk Paris Hilton

Last night I went to the fanciest dinner of my life. The mansion had not…

Mikvah: Slam Dunk or Cannonball?

So maybe I’m a bad feminist, but all the problems with the Mikvah that Laurel…

Whose Prayers Does God Like Best?

Jewcy is proud to introduce a second regular Hacker of the Faith: Our Hanukkah blogger…

So This is Hanukkah

Yesterday afternoon I flew home to Chicago from Nashville for a few weeks of R&R…

Kwanzaa Blues

I went to a pub quiz last night with a couple friends where we were…