Some of y’all might remember the fallout following the ill-advised addition of my sister “the Hareidi metalhead militant right-winger” to the Jewschool blogteam. Oy, the

Through Quiet Darkness, A Creative Spirit by Starre Vartan When I was a little girl, my grandmother used to put a blindfold on me and

Ofer Golani is a handful. In addition to being a well-known Jerusalem folksinger (who regularly performs exquisite Hebrew covers of Leonard Cohen’s music), he is

Matisyahu Pharoah’s Daughter Taylor McFerrin Regina Spektor Taking Cover by Starre Vartan Matisyahu crazy beatboxing with Taylor McFerrin (yes, the famous Bobby’s son); Pharoah’s Daughter

…and I don’t mean Virginia! Going on a tour generally blows; especially if you’re with a large group and your guide is a dunce. However,

Our friends at Qube (one of Israel’s top music sites) have begun translating Jewschool articles into Hebrew. Check out our first piece — my profile

The other day I received a document from The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, a right-wing think tank which recently attacked one of our intermittent

Fresh from the inbox: Close to 10,000 Jews were expelled from their homes in the Gaza Strip and parts of northern Samaria. Katrina’s death toll

Writing for B’nai B’rith Magazine, Richard Greenberg and Debra Nussbaum Cohen offer an exhaustive exposé on The New Jew. The piece examines the affects of

On Sunday, September 18, there will be a concert featuring Blue Fringe, Eden & Seth Nadel to benefit the UJA Federation of NY’s Disaster Relief