“Return to Sender,” a 1962 hit song for Elvis Presley, might as well be my theme song these days. Not only am I sitting around sheltering in place and waiting for that miracle Covid-19 vaccine, I’m also waiting for returns/replies to messages I sent out, some of them several weeks ago. Don’t you hate when…
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Torah
Why Leah’s ability to give thanks should be our model for today
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Vayetzei Genesis 28:10-32:3 We learn how to give…
Organic Epicure
Let pros do the Hanukkah cooking — so you don't have to
As has been true for every Jewish holiday since the start of the pandemic, Hanukkah will look different this year. To help maintain some holiday…
Music
All the Jewish Grammy nominees, from Haim to Michael Tilson Thomas
This year’s Grammy Awards will almost certainly be different from past years, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But despite the lack of details…
Celebrity Jews
Sarah Silverman on being typecast; Your new Jewish heartthrob; etc.
Your next crush A newcomer on the scene — and one who’s tipped to be a solid heartthrob — is Kingsley Ben-Adir, who played Zoë Kravitz’s love interest in…
Off the Shelf
‘The Lost Shtetl’ and ‘The Orchard’: 2 new novels of Jewish culture shock
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. For those attuned to the Torah reading cycle, one of the striking…
Torah
A saga that begins with strife and ends with hope
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Toldot Genesis 25:19-28:9 Here, just in time for…
Parenting
My much-needed, spontaneous pandemic chill-out
I was never a fan of giving the kids timeouts when they were little. I didn’t think putting them in a room by themselves taught them anything about their…
Mixed & Matched
Is it reasonable to expect to marry my Orthodox boyfriend?
Dear Dawn: Can I first say how impactful and helpful I have found your writing? I am a non-Jew in a relationship with a Jewish man. I love him, and his…