Meanwhile, back in bizarro-world (sorry, YA)…
Kudos to National Review Online’s Kathryn Lopez for catching this cultural highlight: In California, apparently, kids can’t get a tan without parental consent… Abortions, on the other hand…
Kudos to National Review Online’s Kathryn Lopez for catching this cultural highlight: In California, apparently, kids can’t get a tan without parental consent… Abortions, on the other hand…
There’s a developing phenomenon out in the world, which in some ways parallels the “Baal Teshuvah movement” of Jews from non-religious backgrounds rediscovering their Jewish heritage. Groups that apparently have Jewish parentage — however...
Perhaps we can�t always determine guilt from a distance. I learned long ago that criticizing other faiths is fraught with danger. We often lack some of the pieces. Despite what I intuit, I am...
Well, it seems like leaving out the “Comment” link at the bottom of each entry gave the wrong impression — or, perhaps, we gave the right impression, and people don’t like it. Here are...
By any measure, the new Cross-Currents is off to an extremely strong start. In the last several days, an article about us appeared in the Baltimore Jewish Times, and was picked up by several...
In a sense, blogging is so 2004. The next big thing will be videoblogs. You can fit a rudimentary TV studio in a suitcase — a laptop, a camcorder, a few cables, and a...
This week’s Baltimore Jewish Times talks about the blog, but the Cover Story is about Reform Rabbi Bradd Boxman, who joined Temple Har Sinai 18 months ago. He’s an avid hockey player, and he...
In this debate between Shmuley Boteach and William Donohue, I’d say that neither comes off too well, but, in my opinion, Donohue – while there are certain points he makes with which I absolutely...
Hey, everyone – no need to be glum…it’s 2005 and everything is changing! Just check this out… sigh…