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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In Islam and Judaism, Too Many Unmarried Women

Nothing highlights the difference between the Muslim and Jewish attitudes about marriage better than this…

Should We Be Entrusting the Peace Process to Adam Sandler?

The New York Times covers the impending release of You Don’t Mess With the Zohan…

Jewish News Roundup: Urban Outfitters Hearts Hamas and More

Urban Outfitters is in trouble with Jews again, this time for selling a t-shirt with…

How Pure Are Purity Balls?

Is it just me, or are purity balls really creepy? The New York Times has…

Adam Hootnick Talks about “Unsettled,” His Documentary on the Disengagement from Gaza

Unsettled, an award-winning independent documentary about the 2005 disengagement from Gaza, opened this month at…

Jewish News Roundup

More than 300 workers have been arrested from the AgriProcessors kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa.…

Einstein Was A Genius, Not A Mystic

On Tuesday Michael posted about Einstein’s apparent atheism. The letter in which Einstein wrote “The…

“The Apprentice U.K.” Nearly Boots a Contestant for Being a Bad Jew

The British version of "The Apprentice," helmed by Sir Alan Sugar, a Jew, has an…