Following Jewschool’s lead, the Jewish Week has reported on lame-duck JTS chancellor Ismar Schorsch’s farewell rant. They have obtained a transcript of Schorsch’s speech, so
Happy Yom Meyuchas! That’s right, today is the 2nd of Sivan, the Day of Distinction! Why does this day, sandwiched between Rosh Chodesh Sivan and
My chavruta [study partner] and I recently completed Masechet Megillah (one of the tractates, or “webs”, of the Talmud). We’ll have a formal siyum sometime
It’s the new month of Sivan! As far as I know, this is the only Rosh Chodesh with its own niggun, written on this date
Over at Mah Rabu, we have an ongoing series that documents and analyzes the pluralistic practices that independent Jewish communities are developing: Taxonomy of Jewish
TODAY (Sunday, April 23) at 5 PM, the National Havurah Committee invites everyone in the Washington DC area to a potluck in honor of the
It’s official:Â As of midnight Israel Time (about an hour ago), Ariel Sharon is “permanently incapacitated” (having been incapacitated for 100 days), and Ehud Olmert
I was watching The Simpsons on Sunday night, and it was one of the best episodes of the season (admittedly, a lower standard than 10