Georges Braque, Glass On A Table, 1909-10, Oil On Canvas, 33.1 X 37.2 Cm, Tate Liverpool. Source

Today I bought a siddur for Shabbat and weekdays which we also use in both synagogues I’m going to. I have no clue yet when to recite which prayers at home but I hope I will learn it soon. (Help is warmly welcome!)

With Director James Snyder today at the Israel Museum #israelmuseum . A fabulous museum and director #israel #jerusalem #ronagam #agam #greatmuseum #israelbest #jewish #art

We sold out of our October Dalai Lama issue two weeks early and had to do a second print run. Thanks to everyone in #Vancouver and #victoria for making this issue a record breaking success for the Megaphone vendors. #changethatworks http://ift.tt/1Xx9BuX

Studying Torah on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/67125142/via/aestheticpleasures

BEIGEL BAKE - DAMORIE

If you ever spot a line outside of an eating establishment while walking down Brick Lane, you are most likely approaching a piece of history in the area called Beigel Bake. Without the line of people standing outside of it or the crowd within, it would be easy to miss this beloved bakery due to its simple banner and interior design, but what Beigel Bake lacks in these areas, it makes up for it with its tasty, freshly baked bagels, or in this case beigels. Maybe the restaurant’s simple design has to do with the fact that it is one of London’s oldest bagel shops, which blends in with the air of nostalgia that fits many of the shops in Brick Lane. Whatever it is, it’s obvious that Beigel Bake is enormously popular in this area. The bakery opened in the neighborhood in the 1970s, while there was still some Jewish people living in Brick Lane. Although the area is now populated by Bangladesh immigrants, Beigel Bake is a reminder of the once massive Jewish presence Brick Lane had. What makes Beigel Bake so great is not only its fresh bagels or the fact that it is open 24 hours but its the variety in which they serve them that makes them unique. The fact that their most popular dish is a bagel with salmon and cream cheese makes this all true. So if you’re having a bagel craving stop at Beigel Bake but get there early because there will most likely to be a line. 

The Black Widow: Forever Red YA book by Margaret Stohl is now available for pre-order! Get it here.

Jewish cemetery in Yeghegis, Armenia, 13th century

Yemenite Jewish children, Sana'a, Yemen, Circa 1909. By Hermann Burchardt.

Moses and the Burning Bush, Moses receives the Tablets of the Law, Moses reading the Torah, Moses at Mount Nebo - Dura-Europos synagogue, Syria, c. 244 CE. Tempera over plaster. One of the oldest synagogues in the world, the Dura-Europos synagogue preserves some of the most precious and unique examples of Jewish art in history. These four portraits of Moses are found on the center of the synagogue’s western wall, above the Torah niche. Note his depiction with a square halo.

A History of True Detective’s New Theme Song, ‘Nevermind’

Going into the premiere episode of True Detective season two, we knew the answers to almost all of the show’s most basic, production-based mysteries: who’d star, who’d direct, and where the season would be set. But there was still one crucial piece of the puzzle missing: Who would sing the theme song? As we learned, the answer to that question turned out to be pretty awesome: none other than Leonard Cohen.

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