(Crossposted to Mah Rabu.) This post addresses popular misconceptions concerning classical halachic sources about playing musical instruments on Shabbat. The purpose of this post is
The slide in the picture, from Prof. Sylvia Barack Fishman‘s presentation yesterday at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute‘s International Conference on Contemporary Reform Judaism, depicts
Attention everyone in Chicago: We’ve been informed about a brand-new website, JewishMeetup.com, which seeks to be a central resource for the Chicago Jewish community. It’s
(Crossposted to Mah Rabu) Last week I posted some initial thoughts on the Spiritual Communities Study survey results, and then ZT posted a second round.
(Crossposted to Mah Rabu) This will probably be the first of multiple posts about the Preliminary Findings from the 2007 National Spiritual Communities Study (by
The Annapolis conference convened today, bringing together delegations from around the world. Many expected (indeed, some hoped) that nothing would be accomplished at the conference.
Here at Jewschool, we’ve had some posts and comments that have been critical of Israel, so it’s only fair that we balance our coverage with
The Israeli school year was supposed to start a month ago, and high school students still haven’t gone to school — the teachers are still
Dan “Mobius” Sieradski, founder of Jewschool, gave this speech yesterday at the GA. Yet it is my belief that the next big Jewish idea will