Interesting page about the recent installation of a mechitza at a Baltimore shul, Beth Tfiloh. Via Cross-Curents .

Ever hear a rabbinic story or saying that unintentionally conveyed something negative? We have this comment on DovBear by Roni, about the ...

In an interesting article called Ivri: Naming Ourselves in Judaism Winter/Spring2005, Vol. 54, Issue 1/2, Shammai Engelmayer analyzes the ...

Hillel and Torah she-be-'al peh at Maven Yavin .

I admit it. I really love to hear from you, Dear Reader. Not only do I love to hear what you have to say even if its to tell me I'm wron...

The following letter is printed in this month's Moment Magazine. As the letters aren't reproduced online I thought it may be of inte...

Judah Monis (1683-1764) was North America's first Hebrew instructor. He taught at Harvard, and was from an Italian family Portugese con...

BobFromBrockley hits it out of the ballpark .

Rebel Jew has a thoughtful multi-part series on kiruv, mistakes, struggles and solutions: I , II , III , IV , V , VI and finally a better k...

Wolfish Musings once had a great post called Things I Learned In Yeshiva...And Things I Didn't Learn In Yeshiva . It's worth looking...

Ashkenaz unplugged at Maven Yavin.

File this one under 'weird'. Aish HaTorah reprints an article that appeared in Commentary last month by Conservative rabbi Dr. Jack...

Edenics at Maven Yavin. If 'Edenics' sounds as bizarre to you as 'Eugenics', I completely agree.

Link Wray 1929-2005

Chosheve women is at Maven Yavin.

Remember is at Maven Yavin.

At Maven Yavin .

Lamed Zayin , Krum and I have started a new group blog called Maven Yavin . Let's see if three heads are better than one!

After a long time reading Jewish mailing lists, bulletin boards and blogs I've noticed that there are certain topics that come up over t...

Yitzchok Adlerstein at Cross Currents on the fortieth anniversary of Nostra Aetate , the document with which the Catholic Church exonerated...