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
Clash of the (Jewish) Titans
Last year, JT Waldman and the good folks at JPS Interactive put together a little thing they liked to call ...
Yes, It’s Still Lag Ba’Omer
Last night: the campfire was every bit as awesome as we wanted it to be, except the kids were asleep. ...
Lag Ba’Omer, Not in Meron
What are you doing tonight? We’re going upstate, near Monsey, to some friends who live in the woods. We are ...
Ethical Kashrut: Going Live in 5
It’s been exactly one year since the Agriprocessors/Rubashkin’s scandal broke out, and today, the Orthodox Social Justice organization Uri L’Tzedek ...
Breslov Missionaries
In the religious enclave of Boro Park, Brooklyn, Breslovers are known as the J–‘s Witnesses of Hasidic Judaism. Boys in ...
William Shatner’s Exodus
When it was announced that Leonard Nimoy would return for a cameo appearance in the new Star Trek movie (read ...
Mayim Bialik: From “Blossom” to Brakhot
A few months back, my friend Lisa Klug introduced me to the illimitable joy that is Mayim Bialik. Descendant of ...
Lag Ba’Omer in Meron
Each year, a rabbinic grave is the site of one of the biggest parties in Israel.
Are Jewish Women Dirrty?
Allison Josephs’ sporadic short films into the life of Orthodox Jews are quaint, quirky, and eminently user-friendly — they’re meant ...
Star Trek and Me
When I was young, I used to insist to anyone who would listen — granted, not a supremely impressive number ...