Religion & Beliefs

Hasids Busted For Fraud, Blame Game Begins

If you’re not deeply invested with the goings on in smallish Hasidic sects, you may…

Show Me Your Wits: Jon Stewart On Kashrut

Forget whether or not Jon Stewart believes in God: To some, he actually is God,…

Light My Fire: How to Make a Shivah Call

I'd been planning to post about Havdalah for this week's Light My Fire, but a…

Nice Jewish Boys (and Girls) Can Get Inked

If it seems like everyone and their great aunt has a fairy tattooed on their…

Yeshiva of Flatbush: No Homos At the Reunion

Last week both the Forward and the Jewish Week reported on a scandal at Yeshiva…

Comment of the Week: Huckabee Rewrites the Bible

This week we salute Cavanaugh, who responded to Helen Jupiter’s Words or Turds post about…

Jewish Mythbusters: Blood Libel

While it's true that an illegal matzo factory was recently busted in New York, it's…

A Seder of Scents for Tu B’Shevat

Rabbi Jill Hammer has a very interesting bit over on RitualWell about Rosh Chodesh Shevat,…