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Waters of Jerusalem

We were doing the pajama dance, throwing our arms up in the air and singing…

The Water Queen of Jerusalem

The Water Queen of Jerusalem dives into history history is hard and she grows fins…

Voting Kinky: The Politics of Ridicule

“An Asshole from El Paso”: Kinky Friedman Kinky Friedman is out to save the world,…

Goldbergers and Cheeseburgers: Food and Particularism among American Jews

1. Bacon and Manischewitz My brother, both a carnivore and contrarian from day one, adored…

Contemporary Psychedelia: From Transcendence to Immanence

1. Tripping Out and Tuning In What is psychedelia? What is loosely termed ‘psychedelic music’…

Live By No Man’s Code: The Religious Forms of Philip Roth’s “Everyman”

Winner of a Rockower Ribbon. Reviewed: Phillip Roth, Everyman Houghton Mifflin, 2006 Once upon a…

Fear of Fun

1. As I approach my 35th birthday, I wonder if I’m having too much fun.…

France’s Jewish Prophets: Alain Finkielkraut, Albert Memmi, and the Looming Crisis of Liberalism

French Jews have long had a privileged relationship with their country’s intellectual life. Sometime they…