A Bent and Curved Shofar
A bent and curved shofar for Rosh HaShanah. A straight shofar for Yom Kippur. What does it mean? At the dawn of a new year, what keeps you bent over?
Tag: "Being Jewish"
New Study Reveals Jewish Gene: So What?
A study published last week confirmed what many Jews have long believed, and what many non-Jews have often hoped to be untrue. One can really ‘be’ Jewish based on one’s genetic makeup.
Let’s Kibbitz: Should non-Jews who marry Jews be buried in our cemeteries?
Is there value in keeping Jewish cemeteries for only those Jewish according to Jewish law? And if the cemeteries, why not the synagogues, and the Hebrew Schools? Of what value is the separation?
Sh’ma When You Shmooz: a Yiddish Lessson
Spend this summer shmoozing with loved ones. Especially when you think about what shmoozing really means.
Let’s Kibbitz: On Jew-Dentifying Yourself at Work
You were a kippah at shul. You put a mezuzah on your doorposts, but are you “out” as a Jew at work? When is it okay to be Jewish at work? And how?
Help Me Write My #ish
It’s time to write my #ish, I want to get it just right, and I need your help. Here’s my quick run-down of the hot new Jewish website www.whatsyourish.com.