I had a feeling that Israel would attack on Shabbat morning (to be fair- I also thought it would happen for several weeks already). As the son of a historian, Netanyahu lives and breathes history as seen in his speeches and the names he gives (or is involved in giving?) to military operations. According to […]

Dear Jew in the City, How do Orthodox Jews view Jesus? Sincerely, Wondering   Dear Wondering, Thanks for your question. I would be hard-pressed to tell you how many times in the course of my “day job” a non-Jewish reader has written me asking, “What do Jews think of Jesus?” Sometimes they just can’t accept […]

I know I don’t have to and I don’t judge women who don’t. When I was studying in seminary in Israel for the year during college (I took a year off after my freshman year), a girl in class asked my rabbi if baggy snow pants are OK to ski in. He said, “Yes.” (Though, it […]

US figure skater Alysa Liu, made a remarkable comeback, winning an Olympic gold medal last week after taking two years off from her sport. Fans noticed the joy that was infused into her routine. Her story isn’t just inspirational for the regular reasons. It is also bizarrely connected to the Makom branch of our organization, […]

Two children, a brother and sister, are fighting: calling each other names, bringing each other to tears. Their father stays out of it at first. He’s hoping his kids will work things out on their own, but they don’t. The bickering escalates until the father finally throws them into a time-out. He wants his children […]

Dear Jew in the City, Why do Jews kiss the door? Sincerely, Puzzled Dear Puzzled, Thanks for your question. I’m going to answer it but before I do, I’m going to tell you a story. Many years ago, when the interwebs were in their infancy, people got their information from a thing called newspapers. (Imagine […]