Arts and aging: A perfect combination
May 22, 2013
“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.” Read More
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From Berlin to Washington
Iconic photo caps film about famed Newark rabbi
May 14, 2013
As they neared the finish line of their documentary on the iconic Rabbi Joachim Prinz, filmmakers Rachel Pasternak and Rachel Fisher had one big editorial gap to fill. Read More
Spring bounties
Celebrate Shavuot with the best of the season
May 10, 2013
With its tradition of dairy meals, Shavuot is one of my favorite holidays. Arriving later in the spring — an ideal time to find delicious fruits, herbs, and vegetables — it’s perfect for using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Read More
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Torah navigation leads to new journeys
May 10, 2013
What now? We didn’t know the place, and there are no bookmarks that come with a Torah. Read More
A seventh year stretch
How shmita can help us kick the consumerist habit
May 1, 2013
At its core, shmita is a chance to show contemporary Jews that ancient Jewish texts have the potential to serve as a sophisticated map for many areas of their lives, not just occasional events in particular buildings. But it is also a way to induce individual Jews to take more responsibility both for their personal consumption habits and shaping the contours of their spiritual lives. Read More
‘How should a Jew eat in the 21st century?’
May 1, 2013
This may not seem like the most compelling issue on the Jewish agenda, but for Nigel Savage, it is a question that offers “new frames for thinking about both time and food.” Read More
Talking to kids about the Boston bombing
April 18, 2013
While children do not need all of the facts, it is important to tell them the truth. Read More
‘Read’ ball
Books about, by Jews among baseball’s ‘must-reads’
April 17, 2013
501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die includes several such titles by sportswriters, historians, statisticians, and novelists. While these may not necessarily be the “best” books on the topics, they encapsulate the far reach baseball has on American — and Jewish-American — culture. Read More
Idols and iconoclasts, truths and legends
Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin explores the legend of Abraham the shatterer
April 17, 2013
From the beginning our ancestors were idol worshipers,” the Haggada tells us. And while the Haggada continues that God “brought us close” to his worship, many of us know a more dramatic story of the Jewish path to monotheism. Read More
In the (movies’) beginning, there were Jews
April 17, 2013
As the author of the new book, The American Jewish Story through Cinema, Eric Goldman believes you can chart the history of Jews in the United States by studying their roles in films: as actors, moviemakers, and moguls. Read More
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