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How to teach people while you entertain them: Modern-day Moshels

To those unfamiliar with the term, a “moshel” is the Hebrew term for a parable, a story told with the intent to illustrate a lesson (usually a moral or theological one). I equate moshels with the soda...

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How to rescue a jelly donut! Check out Aish’s latest Chanukah video.

My family loves Aish.com videos, and this new one is both totally hilarious and example of what I previously have described as a modern-day moshel. Click below to watch “Samurai Jew.” Samurai Jew: the...

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The Role of Periodicals in Jewish Life: Rob Eshman’s “Why We Write”

I read a fascinating essay in The Jewish Journal today. Publisher-about-to-go-on-sabbatical Rob Eshman relates a recent visit he had with young Israelis, when he had the opportunity to explain why...

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