Joshua Max Feldman

"If You've Never Had Pastrami with Liver and Fried Onions, You're Not Living" A Conversation in a Jewish Deli about Jewish Deli

One of New York's great new Jewish delis -- this was a fun interview!
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The Second Commandment, Jewish Olympians, and a Rye Challah Plus the Torah portion under sixty seconds in today's Everything Challah

Jewish Olympians, the Second Commandment, and the Torah Portion in Under a Minute!
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How Many of the Ten Commandments Do I Really Follow? Part 1: "I am the Lord your God!"

Measuring myself against the standard of the Ten Commandments: Part 1.
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A Jewish Super Bowl Menu and a Ten Commandments Extravaganza All that and the Torah Portion Speed Run in today's Everything Challah

Some #Jewish flavors for your Super Bowl festivities.

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Judaism vs. the Winter When cycles collide

Judaism for the cold:
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Judaism vs. the Winter When cycles collide

I had not! I wrote some more about Tu BiShvat today, too:

Jewish Oscar Nominees, the Glory of Trees, and Jerome Kern Plus the Torah Portion Speed Run in today's Everything Challah

Trees! Oscar nominees! Broadway! A few things to celebrate in the Jewish world this week.
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I truly appreciate it.

A Jewish Response to Minneapolis Why I feel I have to talk about the headlines

Why I am writing about Minneapolis.
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What I Read This Week, Jewish Opera, and a Matzah Pie Recipe All that plus the Torah Portion Speed Run in this week's Everything Challah

Matzah pie and some reading recommendations, plus the Torah portion in sixty seconds!
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Joshua Max Feldman (@jmaxfeldman) The Ten Plagues defy our sense of logic and reason. Is that a good thing?

The Ten Plagues defy our sense of logic and reason. Is that a good thing?
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Moses v. Pharaoh! Aaron v. Egyptian Magicians! Plagues! This week’s Torah portion in under 60 seconds!
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An Ethiopian Shabbat Bread, Old Jewish Men, and a Yeshivah Boys Choir All that and the Torah Portion Speed Run in today's Everything Challah

It’s been a long week, can I interest you in the Yeshivah Boys Choir? Plus the Torah portion in sixty seconds and more.
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A Fire in a Mississippi Synagogue When things burned are not consumed

Beth Israel synagogue in Mississippi survived a KKK bombing in the ‘60s, and now needs to recover from an arson attack this past weekend.
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Torah-Inspired Artwork, a Jewish Judge, and the Torah Portion Speed Run All in today's Everything Challah!

A grab bag from this week in Jewish life, after (yet another) tough week of American news.
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What Will 2026 Mean for the Jews? Questions on what the new year has in store

What should the Jewish world expect in 2026?
What do we hope for?
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This week's Torah portion in under sixty seconds!
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Why I Wear a Star of David (and a Chai!) Plus this week's Torah portion in 60 Seconds!

Revisiting the meaning of my jewelry, today on The Wondering Jew.
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Secular without a doubt. But he also embodies a particularly American archetype, from Horatio Alger to Jay Gatsby to Rocky: the guy trying to make something of himself.

What's So Jewish about Marty Supreme? A ball that stands out against the white backdrop

Why MARTY SUPREME is the most Jewish movie of the year.
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Making Sense of Evil Trying to pick up the pieces after a weekend of heartbreak

Reckoning with the evil we are facing in the wake of a heartbreaking weekend.
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Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”

We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.

➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33

I Have Eight Hanukkah Presents for You! Including my childhood rendition of the Hanukkah story

Childhood version of me telling the Hanukkah story in 1989, plus seven other presents, and they all have your name on 'em!
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Running to Do Good The hard part is knowing where to go

When running to do good means baking some sourdough.
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Is Hanukkah Historically Accurate? Plus a Senator Earns a Mazel Tov, the Torah Portion in 60 Seconds, and More!

Is the Hanukkah story historically accurate? This week on the Wondering Jew.
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Ask A Jewish Dad: What to Do about Santa? Spoiler alert: He's not real.

A Jewish response to a kid who wants to know about Santa: Today on The Wondering Jew.
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Thanksgiving Kugel - Why Not? Featuring my grandmother's recipe

How my grandmother's kugel became a Thanksgiving staple, today on The Wondering Jew.
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Why Is Turkey Kosher? Plus this week's Torah portion and more in the Everything Challah

Is turkey kosher? Yes! But why is it kosher? A deeper question!
That and this week's Torah portion and more on The Wondering Jew!
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