Monthly Archives: March 2012

Jewniverse

Jewniverse
Jewish culture and history are full of fascinating, obscure, and amazing treasures. Some of them have been buried for thousands of years. Others are popping up in Broadway musicals, musty bookstores, and around the Internet as YouTube sensations. Jewniverse discovers them and sends you the scoop.

Who Hid the Chametz?

March 29, 2012
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who hid the chametz

In the weeks before Passover begins, the search for chametz can be all-consuming. Some people get intense with their spring cleaning–de-crumbing kitchen furniture with toothpicks, shaking out every book in the house for breadcrumbs. While this might not sound like fun, there’s a game inspired by the practice that is. Chametz: The Search Is On is a…

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Passover in Ethiopia

March 28, 2012
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passover in ethiopia

Now this is what it means to be free. In 1977, the Israeli government began airlifting the…

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Jews and Muslims Vs. Nazis

March 26, 2012
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free-men

In 1942, a young man named Younes is caught between a rock and a hard…

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Aliens in the Bible?

March 23, 2012
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aliens in the bible

The earliest writings of Merkavah mysticism date back to the…

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Hard to Hear

March 22, 2012
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hard to hear

“Being the hearing child of deaf parents,” says…

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Bumble-Ardy

March 21, 2012
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bumble ardy

The children’s author Maurice Sendak recently released Bumble-Ardy, the first book…

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The Slam Poet Goes to Israel

March 19, 2012
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bob-holman

“In the beginning was the word,” says Bob Holman,…

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The Art’s in the Saltshaker

March 16, 2012
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Eva_Zeisel

Eva Zeisel (1906-2011) was trained as a fine artist in…

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Letters from the Dead

March 15, 2012
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Imagine spying on letters written by other people–young…

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It’s Hip to Be Square

March 14, 2012
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matzah

Most people have a definite mental image of…

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What Freedom Looks Like

March 13, 2012
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katz haggadah

The Katz Family Haggadah, at first glance, is deceptively…

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Sexy Geeks

March 12, 2012
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Sexy Geeks

What makes a man? Today, the word “manly”…

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