Kislev 5785
Welcome to the jewsletter for Kislev, month of the big winter holidays! First, an apology for a mistake I made in the last newsletter: I said Tzedek Chicago...
Cheshvan 5785
Jewish Calendar: High Holy Days and Sukkot (after the fact) We’ve been through so many holidays lately. A collection of links from them: OpenSiddur has four...
Tishrei 5785
I cannot believe we’re already at this point in the year. A fresh start’s coming soon! Jewish Calendar: High Holy Days I hope you already have plans for the...
Elul 5784
Hello everyone! Honestly, there are so many links I could have added to the newsletter this week I just didn’t have time to review first. It’s a busy time...
Av 5784
Good personal news—I have a job again! Less good effect of that: I am not certain this newsletter will be quite as thorough or as well-edited as it has been,...
Tamuz 5784
Hi everyone! I missed you over the past month; how’s it going? Jewish Calendar Tammuz contains one holiday: a minor fast on the 17th of Tammuz, commemorating...
Sivan 5784
Jewish Calendar Shavuot is coming up! As we count up to 49 I’m increasingly aware of how close we are to the holiday, which I suppose is the point. Also,...
Iyar 5784
Hi everyone! I am chatty in this one—hope that’s alright with you! Jewish Calendar (and…nature?) How was your passover? Mine was pretty great. I went to two...
Pesach edition 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! This issue is entirely passover-themed. Some parts may look familiar from last time, but most of it is new. There are so many...
Nisan 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! This week we have some post-purim links, passover preparations, cholent, horrible behavior from Israel, a new siddur release,...
Adar II 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest, and also to the month of March! Jewish Calendar Purim Purim is a perfect holiday to organize a small get-together with...
Adar I 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! Winter is a slog and also a race to survive. Change feels impossible yet everything moves so quickly; half the links I...
Shvat 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! There is, as always, more going on in the world (and in the jewish world) than I have room in my brain and heart for, but...
Tevet 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest and Happy Chanukah, however you spell it! There are so many links this week, so skim along until you find something important...
Kislev 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! This issue is mostly about the war in Gaza, unfortunately, as that is for good reason taking up nearly all the air in the...
Cheshvan 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! I do talk about the war in this one, but there's plenty of other content as well. Jewish Calendar Before the next issue of...
Tishrei 5784
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! We're about to be starting a new year. Do you have any intentions for how you want the new year to go? I'm hoping to include...
Elul 5783
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! Every month there is so much amazing stuff for me to link to, and this time is no exception. Jewish Calendar Before the next...
Av 5783
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest. I've been doing this newsletter for three years as of the end of July! I might get myself a cupcake to celebrate. This time...
Tamuz 5783
Welcome to Weird Jewish Digest! Jewish Calendar Before the next issue of Weird Jewish Digest goes out, we'll go through the following parts of the weekly...