Religion & Beliefs

Just a Reminder: We Are All Over The Place and Do Not All Look Alike

Smooth move, Halle Berry. Whatevs. Not the end of the world. It was a dumb…

Social Justice Tuesday: Egypt Sucks at Human Rights

I still haven’t seen Rendition, but I don’t need Reese Witherspoon to tell me that…

God, Explained

I finished reading an interview with Norman Mailer that’s in last week’s New York Magazine…

Tzedakah We Love Monday: Parsha Vayeira

I've mentioned a time or two here before that I like to match my tzedakah…

The (Green) Shabbes Queen

Check this out. Some kids at Cornell are putting a little eco-kasher in their Shabbes,…

Mitzvah of the Week: Visiting the Sick

I’m back in Chicago for the weekend, hanging out with my mother, who just had…

Irish Poetry Meets the Talmud

So my friend Adam sent me to this awesome blog by a chick who has…

Yearnings: Embracing The Sacred Messiness of Life

Face it. Life is tricky, isn't it? Just when we think we're going along fine,…