Mel Weiss
I’m in the midst of the strange experience of having my hopes renewed by The Economist. (Despite our occasionally divergent political ideas—and the fact that I don’t know anything about… Read more »
Israel, Sans Rhetoric
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"Frumka" Group Leader Arrested on Charges of Child Abuse: Reactions
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The news broke last week, and the public, especially the Orthodox community, has been struggling to make sense of the whole thing and who is at fault for the shocking… Read more »
Joseph and the Amazingly Expensive Commodity Crops
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Today, I disagreed with Michael Pollan. (I know – I’m a little bit scared too.) According to an article in today’s NY Times, my favorite foodie believes that the rising… Read more »
Urban/Legends
Mel Weiss
I am a happily self-conscious urban chauvinist, and that’s a fact. I just love cities. As much as I love nature and the pastoral, I just feel very tapped into… Read more »
Weaving Words
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We are often told that the way to learn to write well is by reading great literature. But I think that it is just as important to listen to a… Read more »
To Ignore Bad News Or Not To Ignore Bad News?
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I was tempted to ignore this item of news entirely since, as I’m fond of saying, it’s bad for the Jewesses. Scratch that, it’s just bad in general. The female… Read more »
Marriage-Minded
Mel Weiss
I had the supreme pleasure and honor of attending a wedding this weekend. It was so lovely, and the couple seemed so happy, that I considered revoking my recent decision… Read more »
Queen Esther the Vegetarian?
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In this week’s Jerusalem Post, Dr. Richard Schwartz writes: “Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, was a vegetarian while she lived in the palace of King Achashverosh. She… Read more »
Making Noise
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The current issue of American Jewish Life magazine has a feature on “Women Who Rock,” including Sophie Milman, Marissa Nadler, Regina Spektor and Neshama Carlbach. In an introductory essay, Mordechai… Read more »
Putting Ourselves Up for Sale?
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In Suze Orman’s latest PBS special, the personal finance guru exhorts women not to volunteer, not to “put themselves on sale.” I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because… Read more »