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 Second Coming of “My Jesus Year”
Benyamin Cohen, former editor of the sadly-demised American Jewish Life magazine, wrote a book called My Jesus Year. It detailed ...
Anticipating Day after Night
Next week, we’re going to have Anita Diamant, author of the new book Day after Night, blogging for us. It’s ...
Plant Names in Yiddish
One of the most encyclopedic Web collections I’ve seen recently was created, ironically, to put to rest a supposition that ...
The Book of Job: The Williamsburg Version
One of my favorite things about being a full-time professional Jew is that you, our clientele, kind of view Judaism ...
Hey, G*d! Where You At?
One of my rabbis used to tell me that everything we say can be a prayer — and, more than ...
Interview: Matisyahu Brings the “Light”
Here’s the moment I knew Matisyahu had stopped being a Jewish phenomenon and entered the realm of pop culture. My ...
Palestinian Google’s Big Secret
Google just started a Palestinian version of their site. Being the always-curious cultural instigator that I am, I hopped on ...
Happy Almost-Tishrei
Today is the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul, which is basically a whole month spent preparing for one day. ...
Eprhyme: The “Punklezmerap” Video Deciphered
Eprhyme’s new music video is getting all sorts of play — at least, among the world of Jewish YouTube videos. ...
Bad Jewish Poetry: The #1 Poem
I never thought it would come to this.A few months ago, when I said we should ask people to write ...