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• The making of a Hollywood Maccabee wannabee

  December 12, 2011 5:22pm

  Columnist Edmon J. Rodman figures even with two Judah Maccabee movies in production, there’s room for a third — and he’s just the guy to make it.

• Linking to Jewish fair trade: The bike chain menorah

  December 6, 2011 8:44pm

  Judaica made without exploitation: a bike chain menorah created in India. And there’s a website that promotes fair trade Judaica and helps design new works.

• Oy, Tannenbaum! The Hanukkah Tree Topper

  December 5, 2011 11:30pm

  With the high intermarriage rate, the Jewish creator of a a 6-inch plastic Star of David attached to a stainless steel coil that allows the star to sit atop a Christmas tree says the potential market is enormous. But he’ll have to deal with the naysayers.

• Licensed to kvell: The return of Oy-Oy 7

  November 10, 2011 10:33pm

  Fearful of Hamas rockets? Iranian nukes? Never fear. Secret agent Israel Bond is on the case.

• Trick or tweet (the Anthony Weiner mask)

  October 27, 2011 11:15am

  Costumes of the disgraced congressman are big business this Halloween season. Bernie Madoff masks, not so much.

• Should my sukkah have a debt ceiling?

  October 7, 2011 8:04pm

  JTA columnist Edmon J. Rodman mulls the rehabbing of his sukkah in tough financial times.

• Yom Kippur: It’s fourth and long

  September 22, 2011 8:03pm

  On Yom Kippur, the ultimate game day for Jews, columnist Edmon J. Rodman says we can apply football’s well-known pattern of timed territorial struggle to the personal struggle being played out for our attention, intention and understanding.

• Dozing on the Days of Awe

  September 22, 2011 6:48pm

  What if you “accidentally” hit the snooze button while sitting in Rosh HaShanah or Yom Kippur services? JTA columnist Edmon J. Rodman says it isn’t so terrible — and could even help spiritually.

• Milken Community loses first football game to San Diego Jewish Academy

  September 2, 2011 12:10pm

  Two West Coast Jewish high school football teams squared off in a game dubbed the Bagel Bowl.

• Seeking a conversion in time for Shavuot

  June 1, 2011 4:06pm

  On Shavuot, Jews read about Ruth, the Bible’s most famous convert, making the holiday a good time to reassess attitudes toward Jews by Choice in our own communities.