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Essay Based on a “True” Story In her last posts, Nora Rubel wrote about keeping kosher and “keeping Jewish”and Jewsteria Lane. She has been blogging all week for MyJewishLearning… Nora Rubel March 26, 2010
Essay Jewsteria Lane In her last post, Nora Rubel wrote about keeping kosher and “keeping Jewish”. She will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and… Nora Rubel March 25, 2010
Essay Not Kosher Nora Rubel, author of the recently published Doubting the Devout: The Ultra-Orthodox in the Jewish American Imagination, will be blogging all week… Nora Rubel March 22, 2010
Essay Is Alexander Portnoy Bad for the Jews? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIs Alexander Portnoy bad for the Jews?Jason Diamond, editor of Jewcy.com, explores the question:Alex Portnoy: fictional… JBC Staff March 15, 2010
Essay “I’m Just Not in the Mood For Normal Behaviour” In her last posts, Goldie Goldbloom wrote about why she’s totally going to be excommunicated and about her cute, old stalker.In order to research… Goldie Goldbloom March 12, 2010
Essay On Being Stalked by Crazy Folks On Monday, Goldie Goldbloom wrote about why she’s totally going to be excommunicated (hint: She’s a Chasidic Jew who just wrote a novel… Goldie Goldbloom March 10, 2010