Blog Entries by rachel leibold

Adam Mansbach politely asks you to go to sleep

(image courtesy of Akashic Books)

A while back, Overheard Newsroom tweeted this gem: "You can start a story with a quote twice in your career. Once when you're an intern, and again if the pope ever says…

Buckingham Palace guard banned from Royal Wedding for anti-Semitic comment

The Huffington Post reported this morning that Buckingham Palace guard Cameron Reilly has been relieved of his duties for the Royal Wedding™ this Friday because of racist and anti-Semitic comments he made on his Facebook page - oh, and also for…

How to use up your extra matzah in a hurry

It is a truth universally acknowledged that no one ever runs out of matzah. It has a tendency to replicate itself until you find yourself on the last day of Passover, staring down at the three sheets of matzah left in your very first box, trying to do the math…

Forget Santa Tracker, now we have Elijah Tracker

Elijah in Barcelona

'Twas the night before Passover...

Okay, maybe not. But nerdy Jewish kids jealous that their Christian counterparts can track Santa's GPS coordinates while visions of sugarplums dance in their heads now have…

Marla Gilson got sick. Then she got fired.

Marla Gilson of Chevy Chase, Md., is a longtime Jewish community advocate who has given her career to helping the sick, elderly and poor.

How is she repaid for her tireless work? By being fired when she herself is faced with a deadly illness.

Gilson actually is quite lucky. Diagnosed…

Who does Gwyneth Paltrow think she is?

Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, who is currently appearing on "Glee" in a recurring role as a substitute teacher, will be featured on NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" this Friday, April 1 at 8 p.m.

The show, an adaptation of a British (of course) series of the same name,…

Royal Wedding Watch 2011 - Jewish Edition

The ketubah created for Prince William and Kate Middleton is displayed.

The world is atwitter over the upcoming royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton (who, j. reported back in November, is…

What’s your Passover soundtrack?

Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday, largely because it has so many great songs. Chanukah, sure, some good songs there too, but they're a bit childish, maybe. Passover, however, has the motherlode of great Jewish ditties - Chad Gadya, Echad Mi Yodea (Who…

JewishBoston.com unveils a free haggadah

JewishBoston.com has released a free, printable haggadah called "The Wandering is Over." It can be downloaded as a PDF or Word file.

The 22-page haggadah has all the basic blessings in Hebrew, seder directions and discussion topics, such as…

Tootsie is just all over the kosherness

Nom nom

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? Now everyone can know the answer to that question - even observant Jews.

Back in December 2009 I…