Religion & Beliefs

Humanistic Judaism for New Wave Jews

NPR’s Faith Matters has a really interesting interview with Rabbi Adam Chalom, the rabbi of…

Light My Fire: Why You Should Be Happy It’s Adar I

Today is the first day of Rosh Chodesh Adar, the beginning of the month of…

Jewish Mythbusters: Israeli Apartheid

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard Israel referred to as an…

Blogging Birthright: Day 5, or Sojourning with Soldiers

Eight Israeli soldiers join us after breakfast: Four girls and four boys. Our tour guide…

Love The Stranger: Gays and Lesbians Fight to Become Christian Ministers and Pastors

Should gays and lesbians be ordained as Christian ministers and pastors? If Minnesota Presbyterians have…

Words Or Turds: Hillary Clinton on Criminalizing Jesus

In describing her stance on immigration policy during Thursday's Democratic presidential debate, Senator Hillary Clinton…

Jewciest Week Ever: From Christopher Hitchens to JDate

This week, we paid a visit to the 92nd Street Y, where Shmuely Boteach and…

Blogging Birthright: Day 4, or Falling in Love with Israel at Masada

We wake at 4:45 to climb Masada for sunrise. It’s a bit cloudy so the…