How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bat Mitzvah

By Laura Cooper March 22, 2011

You don’t know me, but my name is Laura and I’ve found my way here from my everyday blog. We can’t go on until I tell you a secret, though. I’m converting. I hate saying it, not only because it leads into telling my whole life story, but because it’s rather deceptive. It implies that I’m…

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Bloggers’ Round Table: Purim, St. Patrick’s Day and Spring Break. Whew.

By David A.M. Wilensky March 22, 2011

This week, we asked our bloggers, “Purim, St. Patrick’s Day and Spring Break all came around the same time this year. What was your craziest experience from one of the three?” Carly Silver: I ran into a boa constrictor. My craziest spring break experience didn’t involve Purim or St. Paddy’s day, but it did have…

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The Reading List: Palin does Palestine!

By David A.M. Wilensky March 22, 2011

Sarah Palin is in Israel this week. And she’s shocked, shocked, to find out how hard it is to get to Bethlehem from Jerusalem. [Tikun Olam] Meanwhile, the Republican Jewish Coalition is in tizzy because Palin organized her trip through an organization other than the Republican Jewish Coalition. [JTA] In other bad-for-hasbarah news, Katsav was…

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