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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Jews in the News: A Weekly Roundup

With Passover lurking just around the corner, the wires are buzzing with seder stories: This…

How To: Make Charoset

Yes, you can have you seder catered, but that’s no fun at all. If you…

Jewish Mythbusters: Jews Don’t Do Polygamy

The recent raid of a polygamist sect's ranch in Texas got us wondering about polygamy…

Jews in the News, a Weekly Roundup

It’s nice to see that there are still some religious figures who can keep their…

Jewish Mythbusters: There are No Jews in China

You may be used to seeing Jews of all different ethnicities—black Jews, Arab Jews, Eastern…

How To: Choose A Haggadah

A haggadah can make or break your seder. Don't believe me? Read the standard Maxwell…

5 Alternative Seder Styles for a Personalized Passover

Less-than-inspired by the traditional Passover seder? Burnt out on the same old Four Questions? Searching…

5 Things to Know About the Fast of the Firstborn

This year, the fast of the firstborn, Taanit Bechorot, falls on Thursday, April 17th. Should…