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
Why Didn’t the Chicken Get to Cross the Road?
It’s that time of year again. That time when I can’t decide whether to stand with my holy-but-barbaric brothers and ...
Vilde Chayas
I’m the first person to ‘fess up to my Maurice Sendak obsession — Where the Wild Things Are is the ...
Yossele Rosenblatt Comes Back to Life
When we talk about amazing Jewish music that came out of the first half of the last century, it’s a ...
Asking Forgiveness
I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly haunted.It might just be my social awkwardness speaking (because, really, when’s the ...
An Issue with Lubavitch
The new issue of the Jewish college student magazine New Voices just released its new issue, focusing on the world ...
Rosenberg rehash
With the recent news about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg that one of them of them was innocent — and that, ...
The Fast of Gedaliah
Answer us, God, on this day of fasting, because we are in great pain. This morning, when I read the ...
“Rosh Hashana” is a nicer way of saying Screwing Up Less Often
Oh, yeah — we hit it again. Two parking tickets this morning, and one’s more than $100. Man, this Rosh ...
Francesca Lia Block: Learning to Quake
Francesca Lia Block changed the face of young adult publishing with her first novel, Weetzie Bat — a book that ...
Digging Your Own Graveyard Book
When you’re an observant Jew and you have more than a passing interest in the non-observant world, it can cause ...