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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Jewish Mythbusters: Jews Ate Matzo on Their Way Out of Egypt

Kosher for Passover matzo must be made in 18 minutes or less, from start to…

How To: Prepare For Passover 2009

It might seem a little premature to start planning for next Passover when we’re still…

Decoding the Politics of Passover

Remember last winter's Huckabee Christmas message with the "hidden" cross? Now that it’s Passover, it's…

Jews in the News, a Weekly Roundup

If your idea of a religious experience is listening to William Shatner read the Book…

Is Wrath As Healthy As Love?

Our own Roi Ben Yehuda has an article in Haaretz about one of the most…

Newsweek’s Rabbi Popularity Contest Takes Some Hits

Newsweek came out with its second annual list of Top 50 Influential American rabbis, and…

Ten Haggadahs To Try This Passover

Your haggadah can make or break the seder, so choose wisely. Here are some of…

Five Famous Sex Strikes, from Lysistrata to the Current Israeli Mikvah Workers’ Boycott

Israeli mikvah attendants—the women who supervise dunks into the ritual baths to make sure they’re…