Welcome to the Firsts of Firsts! In the first official episode of Schmuckboys, the dynamic trio will talk you through their relationship status of the week, how the stigma around dating has changed post-covid, first dates after a break up, first dates after covid and first dates in general! And to finish it off, some useful pieces of advice for first dates from each of your hosts.
The tale of Himyar reminds us of the ongoing Jewish presence in the Middle East, its important history, but also of the danger of religion interwoven with state politics.
How a Mark Twain passage at our Passover seder led me to reflect on the themes of envy and Jewish self-esteem.
As the hours and minutes ticked off on Tuesday, and an anxious world waited for the 8PM EST showdown, rumors began to fly that perhaps the Persian civilization wouldn’t die that night after all.
In contradistinction to those whose intact moral compass tells them that violently attacking another human being is immoral regardless of identity categories, the progressive imagination doesn’t find immorality in the act of violence at all. It locates morality in identity, not conduct.
Every generation decides – whether it will build something different – or become “Egypt” again
Ahoy! I have been to the supermarket – There is matzah on the end caps, and this time it’s not because it’s Hanukkah or Rosh Hashana!
Terrorists terrorize. Governments are left with little choice but to respond in kind.
The future of Jewish life will not be built primarily through better messaging, but through better experiences.
There really are no compelling substitutes in the secular world for communism, or its progressive 21st-century permutations, which is why it endures and attracts despite the best efforts at education.
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
How does the Exodus story, Judaism’s foundational narrative of freedom, speak to the present? We asked local leaders, including rabbis, educators and podcasters, to weigh in.
This week, you likely belted out the words Dayeinu.
Ahoy! I have been to the supermarket – There is matzah on the end caps, and this time it’s not because it’s Hanukkah or Rosh Hashana!
We are the people who said, three thousand years ago, that no human ruler is God. And tyrants have never forgiven us for it.
Second of two parts
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops did a remarkable thing: It issued a memorandum to all American Catholic bishops urging them to prepare their teachings carefully during this Easter period and ensure that they accurately present the Church’s positive teachings about Jews.
On March 25, Professor Ruth Wisse, the legendary Yiddish literature and Jewish culture scholar, used an all-American platform to inspire Americans with Jewish, Zionist and quintessentially American, lessons.
