Matthue Roth
Matthue Roth's newest book is Automatic. He is also the author of three novels and the memoir Yom Kippur a Go-Go, and is an associate editor at MyJewishLearning.com. His screenplay 1/20 is currently in production as a feature film.
Articles by Matthue Roth
Madeline Joins the Israeli Army
Of all the comic books published about basic training in the Israeli army, this is far and beyond the most ...
Snoop Dogg and Kashrut
Maybe it’s the fact that all the Israelis I knew growing up were seriously cute girls (Orali in fourth grade, ...
Adam Levin Will Beat You Up
We just received this new novel in the mail, Adam Levin’s The Instructions. It’s comprised of two volumes, 1020 pages, ...
Schindler’s List and Hip-Hop Remembrance
When I was in Junior Congregation services at OCJCC-BI in Philadelphia, we spent Tisha B’Av — the holiday that’s the ...
What’s Your Jew (for Jesus) #Ish?
As part of a new marketing campaign to hit the young Jews and the unsold Jews, the Jewish Federations of ...
Rugelach and Blessings To Go
My friend dropped me off across the street and pointed out the shelter where the minibus stopped. “The 16 sherut ...
Gov. Patterson Loves Red String (and Jewish Guilt)
If you live in New York, you probably know about this already, but Governor Patterson has started wearing a red ...
The Future of Orthodox Technology
A few weeks ago, Talia Davis wrote to a bunch of Jewish techy and thinky folks and asked us what ...
A Tisha B’Av User’s Guide
Tisha B’Av is the day when the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Twice. The entire day is a sort of ...
Israeli Movie Stars, the Western Wall, and Other Awesome Mistakes
So. I’m in Israel. We’d just had our two free hours in Jerusalem, virtually the only free time on this whole ...