In October, 2002, I watched a remarkable Nova PBS documentary, The Lost Tribes of Israel. It tells...
Jews & Judaism
Tomorrow night begins the first night of Hanukah, when Jews around the world will place menorahs with...
Hold on to your tzitis, rabbi, but my little friend Schatzie (see adorable photo below) is joining...
Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a story on Tariq Ramadan, the European Muslim intellectual...
The Seattle Jewish Transcript reports in Conservative Rabbis Clash on Homosexuality that the Conservative movement held its...
Speaking as someone who’s received his share of abuse both online and in the public world for...
Today’s New York Times article, A Muslim Scholar Raises Hackles in France, outlines some of the controversial...
One of the most fun things I’ve ever done in my life was to perform during my...
I’ve never liked the New Republic. One of my close friends used to call it the ‘New...
Irshad Manji (credit: Christinne Muschi/NYT) When you’ve been in the Mideast peace movement for as long as...
Piranha Records, his record label, has this to say about him: Emil Zrihan, cantor of the synagogue...