I am converting to Judaism and need to pick my Hebrew name. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by n'muakolo on Nov 25, 2009 - 25 answers

Should I go to a religious weekend retreat w/my wife and kids even though I am very, very lukewarm towards the the idea of attending a religious weekend retreat? [more inside]
posted by plowhand on Sep 29, 2009 - 31 answers

Can anyone recommend a good Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur podcast? [more inside]
posted by airguitar2 on Sep 15, 2009 - 3 answers

I hate cholent, and most chamin recipes are just slightly-improved versions of cholent. Given that cooking must begin Friday afternoon, and the food has to be under constant heat until until noon-time Saturday, could you recommend any replacements for Shabbes cholent? [more inside]
posted by flibbertigibbet on Aug 11, 2009 - 10 answers

My first year as a Jew--Should I attend an old college friend's wedding--on Rosh Hashanah? [more inside]
posted by safran on Jul 23, 2009 - 30 answers

How do you deal with ethnic stereotyping from a colleague in the form of innocent questions? [more inside]
posted by evadery on Jun 24, 2009 - 26 answers

I'm noticing a pattern in some of my favorite books: Jewish-American immigrants tell their story by writing a novel (novel within a novel). The History of Love, Everything is Illuminated, Kavalier and Clay (narrators write comic book, not novel). What should be next on my reading list?
posted by Jason and Laszlo on Jun 20, 2009 - 19 answers

So why is it that we Jews send our children to sleep-away camp for so long (4 weeks - 8 weeks)? [more inside]
posted by scblackman on Jun 19, 2009 - 86 answers

Please recommend an attorney -- preferably one in the Los Angeles area -- for an unusual Italian citizenship by descent case. Looking for one with knowledge of complicated 20th Century treaties regarding the former Ottoman Empire, modern Turkey, Italy, and Greece, and experience dealing with a lack of some typical primary citizenship evidence. [more inside]
posted by Asparagirl on Jun 19, 2009 - 9 answers

How should I handle this? (Father-in-law wants me to take him to Jewish bookstores in NYC without my wife, I have to work, I have never met him, and I know nothing about Judaism.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 21, 2009 - 33 answers

I vaguely remember a Jewish quip about the questions God asks a Rabbi at the end of his life. It is something like 1. Did you follow my commandments? (yes, all of them) 2. Did you study my Word well? (yes, every day) 3. Did you dance enough? Or something to that effect. Has anyone heard of this or know how it really goes?
posted by brenton on Mar 31, 2009 - 5 answers

Jewish wedding catering in Los Angeles on a Saturday. Is this possible? [more inside]
posted by rybreadmed on Mar 22, 2009 - 11 answers

How do I stop resenting my brother's wife, stop mentally competing with her for the love and approval of my parents, and stop worrying about falling to the margins of my family? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 23, 2009 - 15 answers

How do you make truly tender, succulent Jewish-style brisket? [more inside]
posted by roxie110 on Feb 16, 2009 - 14 answers

The archivist of an exterminated Jewish community has asked me to make a tribute website (the modern equivalent of a Yizkor Book. I want to be evocative and moving and a useful reference for other people tracing their genealogy. The problem is that I have no idea how to create a modern website; or write the sort of material I want; or make it pretty. What sort of help should I look for, and where can I find it, and how much will it cost me?
posted by Joe in Australia on Jan 12, 2009 - 8 answers

why is it that Jewish people are very often wealthy? [more inside]
posted by beccyjoe on Nov 26, 2008 - 41 answers

Other than Rambam's "Mishnah Torah: Sefer Madah," what other famous book or work begins with the Tetragrammaton? In "hilchot yesode hatorah," the first four words of the chapter begin with the letters yud hay vav hay. Our teacher said there is some other famous book/chapter/text that uses words with the same four letters? Anyone know what it is? Thanks!
posted by andoatnp on Oct 28, 2008 - 5 answers

Find me music from the European Day of Jewish Culture in Florence [more inside]
posted by complience on Oct 6, 2008 - 0 answers

What parts of London have the biggest Jewish communities? [more inside]
posted by bluekrauss on Sep 18, 2008 - 11 answers

How can my synagogue organize a large and developing library of liturgical recordings? I'm interested in (inexpensive or free) specialized software or in suggestions on how to use more commonplace software for this purpose. [more inside]
posted by likedoomsday on Aug 11, 2008 - 7 answers

Where can I get the Islamic equivalent of Jewish Literacy? [more inside]
posted by parkbench on Jul 30, 2008 - 8 answers

JewishFilter: how do Jewish people wear a kippah (aka yarmulke) without it falling off every ten seconds? We're just talking about this at work, Google fails us, and we can't figure it out, it seems like it would fall off whenever you moved.
posted by paperclip on May 13, 2008 - 21 answers

I've been tasked with making the charoset for my family's seder this year. But I'm tired of the same-old-same-old. Got any recipes you love? [more inside]
posted by sourwookie on Apr 18, 2008 - 7 answers

Stores that carry Passover food in Portland, OR? [more inside]
posted by hopeless romantique on Apr 6, 2008 - 6 answers

Guitar player from France. With Jewish roots. Plays fusion and his name is.......? [more inside]
posted by watercarrier on Apr 3, 2008 - 4 answers

Technological loopholes to religious law? [more inside]
posted by SBMike on Mar 7, 2008 - 23 answers

Does anyone have a really great hamentaschen recipe? [more inside]
posted by Lylo on Mar 6, 2008 - 7 answers

There was a French film out in the early 90's that was about a Jewish doctor in Paris who decided to collaborate with the Nazi occupiers. Any help as to what this could be? [more inside]
posted by goalyeehah on Feb 9, 2008 - 2 answers

What pop songs can you think of that express a theme of one of the Ten Commandments? [more inside]
posted by AngerBoy on Oct 17, 2007 - 26 answers

A question on antisemitism and the instruction of rural school-kids, asked on behalf of my husband. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 27, 2007 - 31 answers

What are your favorite family recipes for the Jewish holidays? [more inside]
posted by Flakypastry on Sep 11, 2007 - 13 answers

A young professional Jewish woman of my acquaintance is moving to London for about a year and would love to find some community that might be welcoming to a stranger for the holidays. Suggestions as to places to meet (reform preferred) Jews, websites, etc. would be welcome.
posted by Patrick Graham on Aug 25, 2007 - 4 answers

We have: 10 Hours of raw video footage (mini-DV). 1 Website. $10,000 Budget. We want: A sub-site on our website that features a video course, with room to add more courses, as well as shorter videos and podcasts in the future. We need: to know how. [more inside]
posted by prophetsearcher on May 22, 2007 - 11 answers

What does it mean if someone asked me, "Do you have a limited Jewish background but an unlimited Jewish curiosity?"
posted by Maia on May 21, 2007 - 23 answers

I found WW2 "yellow stars," Jewish identity papers and other tragic items at a Hungarian flea market. What to do? [more inside]
posted by Dee Xtrovert on May 19, 2007 - 17 answers

Help me find a Jewish cemetery in Berlin. (No, it's not the one you're thinking of.) [more inside]
posted by craichead on May 19, 2007 - 2 answers

What are some examples of famous Jewish tough guys who have addressed their Jewish identity in an interesting way? [more inside]
posted by lunchbox on May 4, 2007 - 66 answers

How can my Jewish girlfriend and I find a family to have a Passover Seder with in Bordeaux, France? [more inside]
posted by jordanian2 on Mar 29, 2007 - 6 answers

Do you know any site where Jewish history and the Torah are actively debated? Something like a forum? [more inside]
posted by markovich on Mar 26, 2007 - 3 answers

How can a non-practicing (ever) Jew start practicing? [more inside]
posted by Meifa on Feb 28, 2007 - 22 answers

Is there anything remotely like a shtetl still in existence in Eastern Europe? [more inside]
posted by Dee Xtrovert on Feb 28, 2007 - 11 answers

Author/Title? Comic memoir about Jewish childhood in pre-WWII tenements in NYC. [more inside]
posted by Secret Life of Gravy on Feb 23, 2007 - 28 answers

How widespread was the knowledge of the concentration camps outside of Germany, and displaced Jewish families, in the 30's and 40's? When did the general American public become aware of what was happening? [more inside]
posted by canine epigram on Feb 20, 2007 - 19 answers

What is the name of the Jewish group with origins somewhere in Persia or the vicinity who were forced to convert to Islam but continued practicing Judaism in secret? [more inside]
posted by tabulem on Feb 1, 2007 - 13 answers

Help me find an accountant / money manager in Los Angeles who kicks ass. [more inside]
posted by donguanella on Jan 11, 2007 - 4 answers

Calling all Jews! I need a reading list for my girlfriend. [more inside]
posted by kingjoeshmoe on Jan 10, 2007 - 13 answers

Can you get great sufganiyot in Nassau County? [more inside]
posted by Andrhia on Dec 13, 2006 - 5 answers

Funeral Question: A friend's father recently passed away after a 6 month bout with leukemia and her family is sitting Shivah tomorrow evening. What should I bring and what customs should I be prepared for? One friend said we're supposed to bring food but what kind? Also, I have a feeling there might be tons of food so is there something more lasting I could bring? The Shivah will be held at a home that is kept kosher and may be orthodox or at least very close to it [more inside]
posted by slapshot57 on Nov 6, 2006 - 5 answers

Questions about Jewish funeral customs. My husband's grandmother sadly passed away this weekend and I was hoping for some advice. She was Jewish, I'm not. I have a load of questions inside... [more inside]
posted by dogsbody on Oct 29, 2006 - 25 answers

I swear my friend isn't a Nazi, but what the heezy is this thing I found in his stuff? [more inside]
posted by Smarson on Sep 11, 2006 - 27 answers