Maya Wainhaus

Maya Wainhaus is a writer, painter, Yankees fan and movie-musical enthusiast living in Brooklyn. She also writes a blog about tetris called Girls Play Tetris.

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Hump Day Art: Bagels With a Side of Art

You know what's wrong with the art world today? Not enough bagels. Luckily, C. Pascual…

Billy Crystal is the Yankees’ New DH — “Designated Hebrew”

Today comedian Billy Crystal fulfilled the fantasy of every short, aging Jewish male in America…

Hump Day Art: Off the Wall at the Jewish Museum

Starting this Sunday, the Jewish Museum in New York is hosting a fantastic new exhibit…

Israel’s Counterterrorism Tour: Brilliant Marketing Scheme or Grim Exploitation?

Today we read about two strange phenomena in foreign travel – “slum tourism” and “counter-terrorism…

A Last-Minute Guide to Shabbat Across America

This weekend is Shabbat Across America, a yearly outreach effort aimed at increasing participation in…

Hump Day Art: Wild Beasts Carved and Gilded With Love

While previous editions of Hump Day Art have highlighted a Mid-East graffiti collaboration, a quirky…

Secular Israelis Seek Jewish Tradition, Belief in God Not Required

It may only take an hour to get from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv (provided your…

Hump Day Art: Ophrah Shemesh Puts the Hump in Hump Day

Congratulations! You’ve managed to get through the first 2.5 weekdays. To help you get through…