movies – Doing Jewish

July 8, 2022

From the Marrakesh to the Sahara: A Desert Journey, Spanish Travelers, and Tracing Jewish History in the Ancient Hills 🐪

A road trip from Marrakesh to the Sahara: Camels, COVID, new friends—and History

Wandering Jew 5 min read

July 17, 2020

046 | Unorthodox, One of Us, Shtisel: My Orthodox Netflix Crash-Course

It’s peak Netflix in general, but also for Jewish and Haredi content. Here’s what I learned. One of Us Netflix, 2017 (Yiddish, English) Netflix documentary One of Us highlights the plights of ultraorthodox Jews who fled the community and like Esty in Unorthodox (below), didn’t exactly leave easily. One lives in a camper in LA, another faces terrible harassment and […]

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 4 min read

May 15, 2020

039: G?d, G!d, and G-d: Who you gonna wrestle?

What does Judaism traditionally believe about the big man? For starters, not a man.

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 6 min read

April 8, 2020

035: Pop culture moment: Sukkah-in-Place, Urchatz, the Ides, and Passover

Our Pharaoh is shrugging at the plagues, telling us to go back to work on the Pyramids, and Christian Bale is nowhere to be found.

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 7 min read

Who Are the Jews?

People, Tribe, Nation, & Ethnicity: What does it mean? People love to insist that Jews are a religion; we are not, and that isn’t an innocent misconception; it’s designed to diminish us.

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March Mad Mensch: Month in Review

Yup, this is late! Spring is here, and March was a mad dash: ADL Never is Now conference, lots of events, JVP watch at Hamas rallies, and more.

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February Mad Mensch: Month in Review

So much happened in such little time. Inside: The Bibas family. Hostages come home. JVP Watch. ProSemitic. JudeaPedia. And more

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January Mad Mensch: Month in Review

So much happened in such little time. Inside: Hostages come home. JVP Watch. ProSemitic. JudeaPedia. And more

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