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p JewishMisanthropy Announces “Kosher Camera” that Erases Women in Real Time

Yesterday eJewish Philanthropy released a special, satirical Purim edition of their usual newsletter called pJewishMisanthropy. The whole thing is absolutely hilarious-at least it should be to any of us working in the Jewish communal world who read often-vague articles about the future of “peoplehood,” “Jewish innovation,” “leadership,” and “engagement” in the ever-changing Jewish American/Israeli landscape. Still, one story in particular ...

Overcoming the Fear of Being Insignificant

Shalom to everyone here at BeyondBT, my name is Rucheli. I’m a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida and I’m now spending the year at the Mayanot Seminary in Yerushalayim. Over the course of my time here, I hope to share some of the insights gained while at a school specifically designed for Baalet Teshuva, such as this ...

Over My Head

I don’t “wear” at work.A yarmulke, that is.Oh I wear it. Everyone who works in my office has seen me in my yarmulke. I wear it when I make a brocha on my coffee and when I wash for lunch. You might see me in the corridor muttering something when I come back from the men’s room. My office is ...

Over and Out

Two weeks ago, I told my boss I was leaving. This is at my day job, understand–not my job job (writing poems and books and movies), or my real job (taking care of some kids, and doing my best to keep them from killing themselves and each other, and possibly teaching them some stuff), but rather the place where I’ve spent 8 ...

Outraged: Linda Lingle vetoes Civil Unions bill and compares gay marriage to incest

Earlier this week, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle vetoed the state’s Civil Union bill designed to give all couples access to the economic and legal benefits of marriage. I suppose this is not too surprising, considering the fact that she is a Republican. Still, her explanation as to why she vetoed the bill makes me pretty upset.Read More: @ jwablog.jwa.orgTags: civil union bill ...

Out of town dating sucks

So I decided mentally that I would begin trying to meet some girls again, I have gone out one date since my girlfriend and I broke up in February. But due to the super active lifestyle I have been leading in California I really haven’t gotten down to business. Alas, I am almost 29 and I suppose I should get off ...

Out of the Mouths of Frum Babes

Quite often, I find myself in front of audiences of religious non-Jews, explaining what committed Jewish life is all about. There is never time, of course, to convey more than a few vignettes and examples. In choosing what aspects of Torah life to highlight, I usually attempt to dispel major misconceptions about Orthodox life (e.g., that living by the Law ...

Our Work is Published in the World’s Most Expensive Jewish Books: $970 or $1,004

These may be the World’s Most Expensive Jewish Books. And they have our work inside.The Law of Agriculture in the Mishnah and the Tosefta Translation, Commentary, Theology ($970 if ordered from Brill) ($1,004 from Amazon)Our contributions are Berakhot (pages 398-574) and Hallah (pages 2601-2627).The book set is not titled accurately. Tractate Berakhot, the first in the book, is about prayer, liturgy (the Shema and Amidah) ...

Our People Do Not Know the Truth about You

On Thursday, June 3, 2010, 15 year old Muhammed Kalalwe … noticed a deadly viper snake and tried killing it with a rock, but the dangerous creature struck out and bit his right palm. Screams and panic ensued and within minutes, the boy’s father, Hafed, grabbed his stricken son and rushed him to the Jenin Hospital. They were ill-prepared to ...

Our new cover for our Kindle ebook “Kosher Prayers”

We happily promote the publication of the new cover of the Kindle Edition of Kosher Prayers, our ebook anthology of texts from the Talmud Yerushalmi Berakhot on the topic of prayer, $4.99.Friends told us we needed a more distinctive cover. Psst, better buy it quick. We keep raising the price.And here is a description of the contents: The ancient rabbis had ...

Our Favorite Movie “The Endless Summer” and Our Quest for the Perfect Wave of Prayer

Our favorite movie is Bruce Brown’s, The Endless Summer. Yes you heard right. In 1966 we were young and we saw a film that documented two boys seeking simple perfection in a quasi-mystical sport. IMDB sums up, “Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some ...

Our Favorite Birth Story (and a CONTEST!)

We’re all kvelling here at Kveller and MyJewishLearning over the newest addition to the family.Our managing editor, Meredith Lewis, gave birth to a beautiful (and I’m not just saying that, the kid is darn handsome) boy last week.We haven’t heard the birth story yet, only that it’s all too fresh for her to even think about submitting it to our birth ...