One of our visitors who goes by the name of Katie asked some questions in the mikvah discussion and since I spent a long time writing responses and consider the discussion to have some importance and...
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Why I drink beer on Shavuot Vol. 2
Tonight Jews around the world celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, the Summer Solstice Harvest Festival and anniversary of the giving of the Torah. So why do I drink beer? Read on… There are times...
A Boycott With More Teeth?
OK, hopefully Muffti managed to convince you that the academic boycott(s) in Britain were far more hype than substance: in reality, the ‘boycott’ motion was passed and designed to last a...
Matisyahu in Israel
It seems like every time Matisyahu is in town, I run into him on Ben Yehuda street. Well this time is no different. Matisyahu is in Jerusalem with his wife and kid (Miniyahu) to celebrate Shavuot...
Shavuot is Yom Tov for Insomniacs
…but not so much for the lactose-intolerant. The holiday of Torah study and dairy products is once again upon us, and here in New York, Upper West Side supermarkets respond in the only language...
A kind and gentle post about Ritual immersion in Reform and Conservative Judaism
The previous post about ritual immersion in Israel raises some interesting questions. It implies that Reform and Conservative Jews are systematically barred from using Mikvehs, or ritual baths, in...
In Goodwill Gesture, Palestinians Show Israel Why One State Solution is Ideal
That’s right, speak to many Palestinians and they will tell you that what they really want is for there to be no borders and that a single state should exist between the river and the sea with...
A kind and gentle post about discrimination in Israel
That’s right, we don’t want to ruffle any feathers or cause offense to anybody, so this will be a gentle and serious post. Ynet is reporting that Israel’s Masorti (Conservative) and...