Jewish Blogs

Let’s Ham It Up On Hanukkah (Again!)

Just like the return of the clothing fashion styles of yesteryear, many things on the Web tend to make a comeback too. It seems like every few years the same hoaxes, urban legends, videos, jokes and funny photos get recycled around Cyberspace.I noticed that this is the case with a photo of ham — yes, ham! Through Facebook, hundreds of ...

Let’s Hair It for the Jew Fro

As a follically-challenged guy, I’ve always been impressed by (and a bit envious of) the Jew Fro. It’s certainly an underreported aspect of Jewish cultural life. My uncle sported a Jew Fro in high school back in the early 70s, which I’m convinced was only because he knew he’d be bald later in life (he was). Male patterned baldness runs in ...

Let The Jewish Holiday Crafting Begin!

Chodesh Tov dear readers! Today is the first day of the month of Elul, which means we have exactly one month until Rosh HaShana and six weeks until Succot! Yikes, that means some of us had better get busy with the crafting projects! And of course I need to get everything done in time so that you’ll have a chance ...

Lessons Learned In Revisiting My Childhood Stomping Grounds with My Own Kids!

I am the person that I am today as a result of many life experiences— and especially those which occurred before the age of 12 or so (as I’ve started to realize lately!) So I found it particularly interesting to visit some of the places we used to frequent when I was a child, but with my children. Their childhood ...

Leonardo DiCaprio Converting to Judaism?

If Leo becomes Jewish, I can imagine him being hoisted on a chair during the Hora dance at his bar mitzvah as he yells “I’m the King of the World!”Here’s the 411 from the JTA (the Jewish version of the AP):Leonardo DiCaprio is rumored to be considering converting to Judaism for his longtime girlfriend, Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli.The possible conversion ...

Leona Helmsley’s Gift to Disabled IDF Vets

When Leona Helmsley, the NYC hotel operator and real estate investor known as “The Queen of Mean,” died she was mostly talked about as a billionaire who donated a large portion of her fortune to her dog. However, her Charitable Trust (The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust) has recently announced grants totaling more than $10.1 million to ...

Lenny Kravitz and His Tallis Make Cameo Appearance on Entourage

Photos of celebs, pro athletes and politicians wearing a kippah (yarmulke) aren’t unusual, but you don’t often see stars wearing a tallit (tallis or Jewish prayer shawl) on TV. I’ve seen pics of famous Jews like Leonard Nimoy (Spock on “Star Trek”) and Bob Dylan rockin’ a tallit, but it’s unusual to see it in movies or television. When I ...

Leiby Kletzky

May Leiby Kletzky’s neshama have an aliyah – my hair stands on end, I have chills and I am deeply saddened by the news of this shocking and gruesome murder of an innocent little boy in Brooklyn. My heart goes out to the family of Leiby Kletzky. Vos Iz Neias has some pictures of the funereal which I heard was ...

Leftover Cholent: A new frum blog with some potential

I generally don’t read blogs, heck I schedule most of my blog posts, tweets and other goodies so I don’t have to spend valuable outdoors time keeping up with this wonderful online community that has been outgrowing this blog and forcing some fans to even meet each other in real life.I find that every few days, I get an email ...

Led Zeppelin & Frum Culture

As a BT, I’ve often felt the clash between the culture I grew up in and the “frum” culture I’ve been living in for so long. One of the areas the clash always made itself evident to me was music. I just never could get into “Jewish music.”This clash took on new meaning for me years ago when I worked ...

LeBron, Circumcisions, Al Kaline, Tisha B’Av & Auschwitz Dancing

Admittedly, the title of this blog post might seem odd and perhaps you’re wondering how I’m going to tie all of these things together. However, this is what has been circling in my head over the past couple days. Allow me to explain. The other night during a rain delay in the ninth inning of a Detroit Tigers-Cleveland Indians baseball ...

Learning the Parsha

In a shiur last week, Rabbi Welcher said that Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg holds that a person can fulfill the Targum (translation) portion of Shnayim Mikra V’Echad Targum by reading the Art Scroll translation. (I’m assuming that a Metsudah translation would also suffice.) In addition the Mishna Berurah says one can fulfill one of the Shnayim Mikras (two readings) by ...