The ABC’s of Dreidel

How to Make Chanukah Religious Again

In order to make Chanukah more religious, I’m using fat from shmaltz flanken meat that stays in the stomach for eight days.

Jews and Sushi

At the average wedding, the sushi bar often has better attendance than the chuppah ceremony.

Reasons I Wasn’t Accepted into the Israeli Army

I wanted to serve the army, but they knew better.

Snopes Schmopes!

Introducing the Jewish fact-checking site, Schmopes.

Foods Jews Love to Eat: Sephardic Jews Edition

I know nothing about Yemenite history. All I know is that they know how to make bread taste amazing.

Losing My 50 Pounds

I’ve been blessed to have kept off 50 pounds for about eight years. It is the single hardest thing I’ve ever done.

Leftovers Exchange Program

“I love my wife, but I’m so sick of leftovers. What should I do?”

Food Jews Love To Eat: Ashkenazi Edition

There is one thing that connects all Jews. Food.

New Laws for Jerusalem

No third graders directing traffic.

Jewish Dinosaurs

Meet the Schleposaurus

7 Habits of Highly Effective Jews: Covey-ish vs. Jewish

With apologies to Stephen Covey.

Uncovered: Fiddler on the Roof's Butcher's Diary

Finding Lazar Wolf’s diary changes everything!

An Ode to Jewish Delis

Nothing says American Jewish tradition like the deli.

Jewish Ways to Lose Weight After the Holidays

The Anti-Simcha Diet is where you don’t go to any family functions. That’s 5 pounds right there.

Meet the New Jewish James Bond

My name is Baum. Jacob Baum.

So Sorry

You know that your apology is downright awful if you then have to apologize for your apology.

The (Jewish) Show Must Go On!

Miriam Poppins is about an Israeli nanny who floats down from the sky holding oversized Shabbos candlesticks.

Rosh Hashanah Resolutions

God, please help me to stop eating chocolate.

What’s Cool about Shul

When someone tells you religion does more harm than good, take him to shul.

Jewish Back to School Shopping Explained

No I cannot explain why your tuition doesn’t include pencils.

Shul Kiddush Best Practices

Focus on wolfing down as much and as fast as you can without looking alarmingly gluttonous.

The Jewish Bungalow Experience

A tour of The Mountains.

Jewcrastination

How Jews can procrastinate productively.

25 Signs Camp Second Session Wasn’t as Good as Its First

Including "Reverse Visiting Day" on which campers are sent home to visit their parents.

How Jews Do Summer Vacations

Jews don’t pack clothes. We just pack food.

How to Enjoy a Summer Vacation in Israel

Going on a hike, or “Tiyul”, is a great way to experience what’s called in the Middle East “dehydration.”

Top 10 Jewlarious Jokes about Bubbies

“Next year in Jerusalem. The year after that, how about a nice cruise?”

Tips for Your Online Jewish Dating Profile

Tip #1: Do whatever you can to make sure your profile picture doesn’t look like you.

Don’t Ask Your Elderly Parent This!

Questions an adult child should never ask their Jewish boomer parent.

Fast Day Survival Tips

My techniques to make it through the Tisha B’Av fast.

How Should You Break the Fast?

Don’t stress when you fress, and don’t cheat when you eat.

Jewish Summer Camp: Memories of a Pre-Military Academy

The way my parents made Jewish summer camp sound, I thought I was joining the US Armed Forces.

Vacationing as a Jew

Your goal is to get into your hotel room but the anti-Semites have decided to make hotel keys electronic.

Top 10 Jewish Animal Jokes

With a few dog jokes slipped in for good measure.

The Worst Bar Mitzvah Speech Ever Given

“I’m honored to be a Jewish adult. I will never pay retail again.”

Jewish Graduations and End of Year Celebrations

From nursery school to retirement.

Top 9 Jewish Jokes about Fathers

In honor of Father’s Day, enjoy some jokes about our beloved Jewish fathers!

Raising the Bar: Tips on Planning a Successful Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Please be advised: I have no children.

Fauxpologies: When Anti-Semites Apologize

When anti-Semites get caught, they are often forced to apologize, or what I call “fauxpologize.”

Top Ten Jewish Dog Jokes

Do all Jews love dogs? Debatable. Do all Jews love dog jokes? No question.

Have We Gone to the Dogs?

We could learn a thing or two from our lovable companions.

Wazenstein: The Jewish GPS App

An advanced look at the world’s first Jewish GPS app for cars.

The Kippah Makes the Man

A list of some of the most popular kippahs, the styles, and what they mean.

Climbing the Walls

Comedian Andy Cowan who wrote for Cheers and Seinfeld talks about how he got started.

Survival Skills

The skills every Jewish parent should teach their children to survive in the Jewish world.

Kiddush Tips for Dummies

How to take control of the shul chulent.

JMAs: Jewish Mother Agents

If Jewish mothers were in charge of counter terrorism.

Three Little Words

My teenaged boy has an appetite like an animal. And when he says “what’s for dinner” I am the zookeeper.

Seize the Day

From Albert Einstein’s hair gel, to Levi Strauss’s pants – famous items seized from Jews throughout history.

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