Jewish Blogs

Satire Isn’t Supposed to Be Stupid

So my mom called me the other day to make sure I’d seen this article in the Phoenix New Times titled “Jew Roundup.”Yup, you read that right.The subhead of “They’re Pouring Over the Canadian Border to Flood Graduate Schools and Bank Parking Lots. Legislation from State Senator Russell Pearce Aims to Make Them Rue the Day They Ever Entered Arizona” confused me ...

Stuff Chabad Likes

Most of you realize I love Chabad. It’s not just the beautiful girls, good food and free places to stay – I love their passion, their skill and their ability to be both modern and traditional. Before all of you crushed hat wearing die hard Chabadnicks go nuts – know that every group will picked on – not just you. ...

The Embroidery Hoop Mobile Revisited: Thanks To A Reader!

I’m getting a bit of a late start this morning as one of my children was up in the middle of the night with an earache…..and it may just be that I’m still recovering from all the hard work and festivities that we experienced during the month of Nissan! But today is the first day (Rosh Chodesh) of the new ...

Pirkei Avos Week 2

This week is the second Perek for Pirkei Avos. Here is the link for an English Translation of all six Perakim culled from Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld’s translation and commentary at Torah.org. The full text of Pirkei Avos in Hebrew can be found here.Torah.org also has some of the Maharal’s commentary for Pirkei Avos and you can purchase the Art Scroll ...

Stereotyping Vos Iz Neias Commenters

I would love to have a conversation with the folks from Vos Iz Neias so I could find out who is actually commenting on their posts. Is it all from the same people, or does every post actually feature multiple commenters? To me it seems like it’s a bunch of high school kids trying to start trouble. I give you ...

Stuff Hockers Like

As much as I dislike Hockers, I miss them dearly. Northern California has no real hockers. There are several potential hockers but nothing that truly fits the guy who grew up in Flatbush and dropped out of Touro to become a Nursing Home Administrator. We don’t have hatzoloh and it’s rude to talk on bluetooth — not to mention that ...

Great Crafting Materials Saved From The Garbage (Recycling Bin?)

Those of you who are familiar with creativejewishmom.com already know that you can expect to see here lots of craft projects using recycled materials. Since I’m in the process of planning my projects for the next month or so I thought I’d give you all a bit of advance notice so that you can start collecting the necessary materials now! ...

Not Forgetting Means Showing Up

Sunday was Holocaust Rembrance Day, and the turnout was a standing-room only for Yom Ha’Shoah program at the JEA. Which means that the Holocaust is a bigger draw than a saltwater swimming pool and Zumba. But whatever.Mayor Otis Johnson showed his support by showing up, and it was satisfying to see all the post-b’nai mitvah teens there, reading with appropriate ...

Would You Consider Praying for Your Fellow Baalei Teshuva?

From Derech EmetMost Baalei Teshuvah do not have relatives to pray for them.But they can pray for each other.Why not pray for Baalei Teshuvah as a group or as individuals?Read More: @ beyondbt.com

Farmar in Israel, LeBron and Kobe at the JCC, and Hebrew with Amare Stoudem

NBA basketball players got a much longer summer vacation than they expected because of the lockout. It feels odd to have gone through the entire month of November without any professional basketball games to watch.So what have these NBA stars been doing with their newly found free time? NBA player Jordan Farmar has been playing in Israel for Maccabi Tel ...

Chovot Halevovot: Using Ones Self #13

After the death of the two sons of Aharon, Hashem taught Aharon the laws of sacrifices. Rashi quotes Rav Elazar ben Azarya who tells a parable. A doctor once warned an ill person not to sleep in damp places or eat sharp vegetables, but he didn’t take the admonition seriously. When a second doctor told him he would die, he woke up ...

A Nesting Dreidel Mobile Craft Kit

My nesting dreidel hanukkah mobile is back in my little Etsy shop! Why not get a start on your hanukkah/chanukah crafting with my pdf kit? After all you really can’t have too many decorations to fill your house with holiday joy!The mobile craft kit pdf file is available in either brights or pastels, so there’s something for everyone, not to mention ...