So Worth Seeing

by | Mar 31, 2008 | Blog

HBO has a wonderful new documentary out called Autism: The Musical about, yes, a group of autistic kids working together in a theater group. It chronicles a few kids, as well as their parents and their struggles and triumphs. It’s heartbreaking and moving and...

Feminism and the NYTBR

by | Mar 23, 2008 | Blog

One of the best articles in the current issue of Bitch is about the way the NYT Book Review handles titles with explicitly feminist content–and, most notably, who they tap to review such books. I’ve seen this happen a few times (including with...

Happy Happy!

by | Mar 21, 2008 | Blog

Hag Purim Sameach!! Blessed Good Friday! Happy Persian New Year (Nawruz)! Joyous Mawlid el-Nabi! Most excellent Magha Puja Day! Fabulous Holi! Enjoy Birth of Mahavira Day! Rock on Festival of Naw-Ruz! Happy Spring Equinox! Today is, indeed, a very busy day for us...

Moved by Torah

by | Mar 18, 2008 | Blog

Last night I had the great pleasure of seeing my dear friend Andrea Hodos do her thing. She has a dance midrash company called Moving Torah, and she’s been the artist-in-residence at Hebrew Union College (HUC) this past fall. Last night, she and her students...