Recently added articles from American Jewish Life Magazine:
30 second sermon: Passover.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2007; ... As the Passover seder night quickly approaches, we hurriedly begin to focus on its myriad laws and details. Many thoughts flash through our minds: How can we make this year's seder more meaningful, which child would best be suited to read the passage about the simple son, what ...
Answer maven: if only we could pass over our in-laws, it would make the holiday season so much easier to handle, but alas, we cannot. Thankfully our own expert and provider of solutions is on the case.
Mar 01, 2007; ... Q: The combination of wine, matzah, and the constant whine of my mother-in-law at the seder really does a number on my digestive system. Any tips on how to ease the pain this Passover? A: I've always felt that the particular combination of wine and matzah at the seder was ...
Dear God, you're fired.
Mar 01, 2007; ... Author's Note: In the face of so much religious fundamentalism, especially in a post-9/11 society, there has arisen a slew of atheist voices from the wilderness. I knew there was a valuable story in trying to understand why they don't believe as they do, but the more I tried to write this ...
The devil's advocate? Norman Mailer channels Satan and Hitler's childhood in his controversial new novel. We sit down with the legendary writer to ask what the hell he was thinking.(Interview)
Mar 01, 2007; ... About halfway through a novel depicting Adolf Hitler's childhood by Norman Mailer, the narrator cautions readers against drawing hasty conclusions about the future Fuhrer based on his youthful episodes. In a scene during which young Adolf's father fumigates his bee farm, the narrator, an ...
Diet, interrupted: our courageous food columnist spends a week on the KosherZone Diet in an attempt to shed a few pounds. Was she successful? Well, sort of.
Mar 01, 2007; ... "Hide that," my husband says to my daughter. I walk into the room and take a photo out of her hand. It's me in a bathing suit. Fat ass. Fat thighs. Mine, all mine. "How did I get like this?" I wail. Here's how. I eat like an army of starving men. Cocktails? Wine? Why not? I'm at ...