When the first Passover seder took place Israelites were instructed to close themselves into their houses and protect themselves with a ritual of dabbing the
So back in the old days, a few months ago, before the plague, I started a weekly daf podcast. When I migrated from Soundcloud to
What do you do when the World Health Organization declares a pandemic and your government strongly encourages social distancing? You create a Facebook group, of
(Crossposted to Mah Rabu.) Well, NCAA March Madness may be proceeding this year without fans in the stands, but Knesset March Madness 2020 is still
There is a folktale about a boy who has a vivid dream of finding treasure in a distant place. Deciding to follow the dream and
The chevra kadisha (“Holy Community”) is a geographically-organized group responsible for all Jewish matters pertaining to death, including arranging people to sit with and guard
The World Zionist Congress sounds, to many, like an outdated institution taught in Hebrew school, one visualized by a grainy black and white photo of
On March 4th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in June Medical v. Russo, an abortion rights case between abortion providers and the state
The chevra kadisha (“Holy Community”) is a geographically-organized group responsible for all Jewish matters pertaining to death, including arranging people to sit with and guard
If you’re ever attended a lavish banquet, especially in a culture other than your own, you’ve probably been offered an unfamiliar delicacy. Now imagine that
