Religion & Beliefs

Speak Up: Asking for Forgiveness for Approval-Seeking

During Selichot services this Saturday night and at the High Holy Days in a few…

The Rosh Hashanah Dinner Challenge: Win Prizes for the Greenest Menu

The Jew & the Carrot is holding a contest to see who can create the…

A Call for a New Jewish Custom: Bar and Bat Mitzvahs Every 18 Years

Like many Jews, I don’t procrastinate–I put things off right away.  This is especially true…

The Heretic: Burning Crosses Ultra-Orthodox Style

  “You’ll never find a leftist who cares about suffering white or Christian peoples. Examples…

Have You Ever Strayed From the Tribe? If So, Yasher Koach!

Are you a Jew who sometimes strays?  Or do you know someone who is constantly…

Book Club: Walking Through Walls

Smith, an artist and former managing editor of GQ magazine, reflects on his youth in…

Now That Jews Can Mingle, Should We Partake?

So I was watching Senator Joe Lieberman on television at the Republican convention the first…

Muslims Vs. Jews: I Don’t Have the Answer, Do You?

I’m standing on the subway platform at Broadway/Lafayette with my friend Abe, a Lebanese guy…