Feeding the Golem--My Jewish Friends Are Addicted to Anger and Fear Too

Larry Gellman, 03.03.2010

In a recent article, I wondered out loud why most of people say they want to be happy and yet spend an ever-increasing amount of time and energy readi...

ADL's Foxman Crying Wolf?

Brad Hirschfield, 03.04.2010

Rabbi, Author, and Expert on Religion and Public Life

The issue here is not a tiff between Abe Foxman and Andrew Sullivan but the dangerous devaluation of the real and ugly phenomenon of anti-Semitism.

A Church For People Like Us

Norman Lear, 03.03.2010

Founder, People for the American Way

Ever since I smoked my first good cigar, I have felt that if there were no other reason to believe in God, Havana leaf would suffice. I've had similar epiphanies while biting into a ripe peach.

Me and My Rabbi, My Rabbi and Me

Qanta Ahmed, MD, 03.01.2010

This article first appeared in the Jerusalem Post on January 13th 2010 and is reproduced here by permission of the Post - www.jpost.com We wouldn't...

Rock N' Roll Menorah: Jimi Hendrix and His "New" Album

Tony Sachs, 02.28.2010

Pop music know-it-all, spirits enthusiast, baseball obsessive, bon vivant

It's going on 475 months since Hendrix's last studio session, but he's been putting out records for the last four decades, a miracle celebrated by fans every time a set of unheard tracks is unleashed.

Forget God, Drink Responsibly and Save the World One Person at A Time

Brad Hirschfield, 02.28.2010

Rabbi, Author, and Expert on Religion and Public Life

Purim is a four-part exercise is having a great time, reconnecting with friends, celebrating the past and helping to make a better future. If that isn't a great holiday, I don't know what is.

Short Memories: Jews And Immigration

Jeffrey Kaye, 02.25.2010

Journalist and author

Empathy does loom large in the Jewish experience, and public opinion surveys show that Jews tend to be comparatively tolerant of illegal immigrants. But attitudes may be changing.

The Prayer Of The Heart

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, 02.24.2010

Sufi teacher and author

Learning to pray is also learning to listen. Within the heart we wait for an answer, for God's words, which may come even when we have not asked. Listening is a form of prayer -- our whole being is receptive.

Judaism, Ethics And Ecology

Rabbi Or Rose, 02.24.2010

I believe that the Jewish tradition has several key insights to bring to bear on the environmental crisis that will help strengthen both the Jewish community and the wider world. Here I offer but two examples.

God Dammit, I was Spat on by The Chosen People.

Brooke Dean, 02.20.2010

Blogger and Activist - ThisIsTheWorldWeLiveIn

As I've been traveling these last few months, I knew I would probably be disrespected in some way. I did not, however, expect in a million years to be spat on by a religious Jew in Israel.

Was Haiti Punished for Sin?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, 02.13.2010

Author of Shalom in the Home

I have always been puzzled as to why many religious people enjoy portraying G-d as executioner-in-chief and are always finding reasons to justify human suffering.

4 Reasons Sarah Palin Loves Jews

R.J. Fried, 02.16.2010

TV Writer

The Jewish people have found their Moses and her name is Sarah Palin. During Palin's pitch perfect speech at the National Tea Party convention in Nas...

With Eyes Wide Open, Confronting Orthodox Judaism's Gay Taboo

Richard Z. Chesnoff, 02.06.2010

Veteran of more than 40 years of global news work

Israeli Director Haim Tabakman has decided to break the taboo of silence in Eyes Wide Open, his first film, a stunning drama of two ultra Orthodox men who chance to fall in love.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Who Am I Now? Nicole Opper on Off and Running

Dan Persons, 02.01.2010

Film Journalist

In the film, Off and Running, silence becomes the catalyst for a drama that explores a young woman's quest for identity and a family's struggle to deal with life's unique challenges.

Ending Holocaust Rhetoric in Politics

David A. Harris, 02.01.2010

President, National Jewish Democratic Council

Regardless of where a candidate stands on policy matters, every candidate should be willing to stand up for what is right and for the memory of those who perished and survived the twentieth century's greatest horror.

Dani Shapiro's 'Devotion' Is For Everyone Over 30 Who Knows Less And Less Every Day (VIDEO)

Jesse Kornbluth, 01.25.2010

Editor of HeadButler.com

I could tell you the answers Dani Shapiro finds. But I promise you: they won't mean much to you unless you read her 243 pages.

The Bodhi Tree and Community

Michael Sigman, 03.18.2010

Writer/Editor, Music Publisher

Buddhist meditation has helped me deal with disappointment. But I still felt devastated when I learned that the owners of the Bodhi Tree are closing their iconic West Hollywood bookstore.

Jacob's Legacy: Slightly Interesting Answers on Jewish Genetics, But Mostly Just More Questions

Alex Remington, 03.18.2010

Pop culture lover and Yahoo Sports baseball blogger

As a geneticist and a Jew, David Goldstein is well-positioned to study the genetic history of his people. Unfortunately, Goldstein is unwilling to make any categorical statements about the data.

Maybe In 2010, Zionism Means Enduring Prison

Mya Guarnieri, 03.18.2010

Tel Aviv-based journalist

Anat Hoffman spent 14 years on the Jerusalem city council. But last week, she sat on a different side of the law, as Israeli police interrogated and fingerprinted this former politician turned prominent social activist.

Taking Saturdays Off: Turning Luxury Into Necessity

Delia Lloyd, 03.18.2010

American writer based in London

I'm going to experiment with assigning myself only two jobs on Saturday -- going to yoga and reading The New Yorker.

If They Are Too Big To Fail, Let's Make Them Smaller

Jim Wallis, 03.18.2010

Founder of Sojourners; speaker, author, activist

The greatest danger of the economic crisis now is that we will learn nothing from it. If that happens, all the pain and suffering so many have known will have been in vain.