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The Seder in Quarantine Arthur Hacker, "And There Was A Great Cry in Egypt"

The Seder in Quarantine

J.L. Wall April 7, 2020

When the world’s Jews gather to celebrate Passover this Wednesday night, our seder tables will be uncannily...

Purim!

Jaybird March 10, 2020

It’s time, once again, to tell the Magilla!

A Panel Discussion Worth Discussing anti-Semitism

A Panel Discussion Worth Discussing

Andrew Donaldson December 31, 2019

Over on CNN, Jake Tapper had on Bari Wiess and Jane Coaston to discuss anti-Semitism and the...

Attacks on Jews in New York. Again. Charlottesville Removes Statues

Attacks on Jews in New York. Again.

Michael Siegel December 29, 2019

But regardless of which political tribe we pin this on, it's a scary moment. Anti-semitism is never...

Yom Kippur: The Cycle Starts Up Again

Michael Siegel October 11, 2019

People look at you strangely when you say that Yom Kippur is your favorite holiday of the...

American Sandwich Project – Reubens, Rachels, and Monstrosities

Kristin Devine March 17, 2019

They say if you stare too long into the sandwich abyss, the abyss stares back into you,...

Multiple Dead, Dozen Wounded in Pittsburg Synagogue Attack

Andrew Donaldson October 27, 2018

The Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill part of Pittsburg, PA, a historic Jewish neighborhood...

Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025The Palestinians and their allies seem to think that a negotiated deal with Israel is too horrible t…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025You take a few hours off and take over the library. That doesn't have to affect your studies at all.…
LeeEsq in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025You are assuming a very generous ability to connect the dots. During 2024, the protestors at Columbi…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I have more sympathy for the kids who aren't going to miss their finals but weren't allowed access t…
InMD in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Haven't they already conceded that though? Is the expectation that someone would bring their finals…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I can't imagine one more impossible to defeat than "chicks".
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Final exams at Columbia started today. More than one night in the tank would have meant they're miss…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025The Church is in favor of whatever is good for the Church, and the Church needs an enemy.
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025New Pope is not pro-choice. Maybe the next one.
Jaybird in reply to Carl Schwent on Weekend Plans Post: Graduation Season (One of the Last Ones)Well, there's the version that he heard from his mom... the version he heard from gramma...