Vote for Challah for Hunger! I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted. But I have a good excuse. Five years ago, I started baking challah at Scripps College mostly because I was bored...
Author - 6tonsloth
Sad
I don’t have a more creative title than that… So many of my Israeli friends–who all fought in Lebanon 2–have been called up. One of them had the Facebook status so-and-so...
On another note…
We as the Jews have our external demons and our internal ones. The situation at Agriprocessors brought to light some internal issues such as how kashrut demands that animals be treated in life and...
“The Jew & The Carrot” Seeks Editors!
Opportunities at The Jew & The Carrot! The Jew & The Carrot – the web’s leading blog on Jews, food, and sustainability – is seeking several outstanding volunteers to help...
It’s been quite a surreal day
The following text is by a friend of mine, who served for years in Hebron. He’s originally from Jerusalem and currently lives on a kibbutz in the Negev (where he volunteered before and after...
The Shmethicist: Welcome to the Jewish Blogosphere
Clearly Daniel and Paul didn’t have a columnist they felt they could write to about their ethical quandaries. Fortunately for the Jewish world—I say the Jewish world rather than just...
Greening the new year
Following up on CK’s post about whether kashrut is better for the environment, and just in time to wish you all a shana tova, I would like to share with you the competition our friends over at...
Blue Plastic Bags
Since I posted a few days ago about the Olympics + China + Darfur connection, I thought I’d give an update of what’s going on in the intersections of those subjects. Recent developments...