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
The Orthodox Jersey Shore
When Frum Satire showed me In Over Our Heads — billed as “the first unscripted Jewish reality television series” — ...
Herman Wouk: Cliff’s Notes for the Big Bang
I wrote my first novel standing in Herman Wouk’s shadow. Literally: I was in college at the George Washington University ...
Brian Chase and Nigguns, You Make My Day
Since I started listening to music again, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have become the only band that I listen to. ...
Post-Apocalyptic Tel Aviv
What’s with all the Israel-centric science fiction stories these days? I’m not even talking about Assaf Gavron’s magical-realist novel about ...
From Another Planet
My new short story “Hailing Frequency” was just published (and you can hear or read the whole thing online). It’s ...
The Sports Kippah
Like we told you before, real Jews wear hats. Don’t wear a hat? Then you’re not a real Jew. Unless, ...
A Jewish Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day isn’t a specifically Jewish holiday — or, to put it more bluntly, the goyim celebrate it, too — ...
Jewish Poets Live in Berkeley
When I graduated college, I moved to San Francisco to get away from Judaism. No, that’s not right: I moved ...
Give Her a Get
Jewish punk music might have ditched the kitsch for good. While I love myself some YIDcore, the silly Australian punk ...
The Great Parade
I’ve got my first music writing gig in a while, reviewing the new Shondes album for the Forward. And while ...