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
Counting the Omer, Easyfied
If I didn’t already tell you, the 49-day Jewish ritual of counting the Omer stresses me out. I like my ...
Dodging Suicide Bombs
This morning I was walking to work from the subway station, nose stuck in a book as usual. We are ...
Kids’ Music that Doesn’t Suck (Plus, Free MP3s from MJL)
As I’ve said before, being a professional Jew can mess with your head — when the rest of the world ...
Jesus, Israel, and Volcanoes
The massive volcano eruption in Iceland is strange to think of as a tragedy, but it is. There hasn’t been ...
Any Given Hasid
This morning I got an email from my friend Dugans (of the awesome band Dreams in Static) asking, “Hey, isn’t ...
Jobnik!: Sex, Guns, and Hot Israeli Soldiers (An Interview)
The title of artist and writer Miriam Libicki‘s comic series Jobnik!: An American Girl’s Adventures in the Israeli Army made ...
Yom Haatzmaut ’round the World
Today is Israel’s Independence Day. What exactly does that mean? And what can you do? There’s no better place to ...
Where Are You At Sunset?
Three weeks into Sefirat HaOmer, and I don’t want to ayin hara myself, but it’s the first time that we’ve ...
Poets with Chutzpah
In honor of National Poetry Month (that’d be April), the new Twin Cities-based website TCJewfolk.com is running a series called ...
What Does the Rabbinical Council of America Think of Women?
When I first moved to San Francisco, there was a huge outcry in the Orthodox community — a positive outcry, ...