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Sep 29, 2026, 7:26 AM

Hanukkah Barbie

“Moshe, I just ordered my granddaughter the Holiday Sweater Jewish Barbie doll from Amazon. Twenty-eight bucks. Amazon guaranteed it would arrive at my house before Hanukkah. “It will be worth every penny when I see her face as she rips...

Sep 29, 2026, 2:32 AM

The Golem of 30th Avenue, Part 2

The Golem of 30th Ave. (ChatGPT)

This is the conclusion of my short story, The Golem of 30th Ave. Part 1, which can be found here. This is another story in my series chronicling the Jews of Astoria, Queens. The first story in this collection, The...

Sep 25, 2026, 8:07 AM

Funny, Not Funny

Comic Menachem Silverstein was “canceled” by a viral video that claimed his pro-Israel set emptied a Chicago club. The only problem: it wasn’t him in the video, and the mass exit had nothing to do with the Middle East. If...

Sep 25, 2026, 8:03 AM

The Golem of 30th Avenue, Part 1

The Golem of 30th Ave. (ChatGPT)

This is the first half of a short story from my collection of stories featuring the Jews of Astoria, NY. Comment if you'd like to see more content like this, or if you know of anyone who may be...

Sep 24, 2026, 7:17 PM

Treasure Trove: Just in Time for the Holiday – The Secret of the Solar Succah

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Succot, which starts at sundown on Friday September 25, is referred to as Z’man Simchateinu (The Time of Our Joy). This is because the Torah specifically commands us to rejoice on this holiday. In the spirit of the holiday,...

Sep 24, 2026, 8:46 AM

Challah, Herring and Zionism

Mordechai held a large piece of toasted challah smothered with slices of Vita's herring in wine sauce. "Moshe," he said, "this morning I was scrolling through TikTok when I came across a middle-aged white pastor wearing an expensive suit. The...

Sep 22, 2026, 2:27 PM

Solomon and the mysterious case of two mothers and their babies

The story goes that during the reign of King Solomon, there were two mothers who gave birth to baby boys at more or less the same time. One baby died, while the other survived, and the mother of the...

Sep 17, 2026, 9:18 PM

‘Free, Free Piddington!’

This week, a Labour member of the British Parliament asked whether his country should take “military action” against Israel. Tahir Ali, the MP for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley, was speaking during a debate on the disarmament of Hamas when...

Andy Blumenthal

Sep 14, 2026, 6:45 AM

The Laps We Keep Walking

On Rosh Hashanah, we come to synagogue carrying more than a prayer book. We carry the year that was: the disappointments we did not expect, the fears we did not voice, the losses we still cannot quite name, and the...

Sep 10, 2026, 5:06 PM

Confessing our communal sins for the New Year

Courtesy of Ayin Tova Cartoons

As much as we need to hold ourselves accountable individually for our shortcomings, we also belong to groups that should, likewise, take a frank look at the values and actions they support. These groups — of which we are...

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