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
White Purim
I wasn’t dreaming of a white Purim, but that’s what we got. Saturday night, Shabbat went out, and I shoveled ...
Holy Hot Pants
Yes, I have several Mormon friends, and yes, they do make fun of each other for wearing what the more ...
Merry Purim to All
I don’t know where this picture came from, but it’s doing the email rounds. If anyone has any background on ...
Sympathy Fast for Esther
Today is the Fast of Esther, the fast that comes the day before Purim, since Purim is happening two days ...
Argue Back at Your Magazine
In the tradition of two Jews having three opinions, our friends at PresenTense have made the impossible happen: they’ve published ...
Are Dragons Kosher?
The just-released Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals aims to do for kosher food what Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials did for ...
That Old Time Religion: Interview with a Girl in Trouble
Alicia Jo Rabins is the frontswoman of Girls in Trouble. Their self-titled album was just released on JDub Records, and ...
Goldie Goldbloom Talks POWs, Hasidic Jews, and Hot Italians: The Toads’ Museum Interview
Goldie Goldbloom‘s first novel, Toads’ Museum of Freaks and Wonders, comes out in February after having won the AWP Prize, ...
What Is Jewish Music?
If anyone knows what Jewish music is, it’s Jeremiah Lockwood of The Sway Machinery. As a band leader and a ...
Putting God Back into Schools: Artists & Musicians for Israel
There’s a new type of kiruv going on in Israel. Kiruv, which literally means “bringing something close,” refers to religious ...