ModernTribe's Blog: Modern Jewish Life

What is a mezuzah scroll and what makes it kosher? Plus, a free downloadable kosher scroll.

1 Bam, 2 Crack, 8 Dot. Music to the ears of Mah Jongg players all over the world. The clacking of tiles and accompanying kibbitzing is like no other experience.  American Jewish women are especially fond...

Planning a Bar or Bat Mitzvah but trying not to break the bank? You can still throw a meaningful, memorable celebration on a budget. Here are 5 ways: 1. Host It at Home or...

I tripped across Orna Lalo on the net and was immediately struck by her work. Much of it is too fanciful for my taste but some of her slightly more subdued, new-natural pieces could...

Every couple weeks, we at ModernTribe spend some time to evaluate and prioritize our improvement projects. Whether that’s speeding up the site, creating an April Fool’s joke product, adding a new blog post, or working on a...

When I set out to speed optimize moderntribe.com, a site my wife owns with her brother, I didn’t know much about Shopify, and the Google Core Web Vitals standards were brand new. Actually, they were...