Life
Big News: Shul Is Boring
I love when major news outlets come out with stories about something as if it’s a new! novel! idea! when ...
Jew on the Train
Judaism is one of those cultural identities that, for most people, is able to be turned on or off. Matt ...
Who’s Your Mommy?
About six months ago I went out to coffee with some friends who, after about an hour of chitchat, gently ...
Nice Jewish Girls Get Hit
This weeks marks the anniversary of an event I don’t really like to talk about. At some point in college ...
Feeling Sorry For Myself
I am a champion whiner, but even I have to admit that there comes a time when we each need ...
The 11th Plague: Genital Warts
This almost made my stomach as queezy as eight days of matzah: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – ...
Mother’s Day Gift Idea
I get really good gifts while sitting shiva. Last time I got jewelry, and a bunch of books, and this ...
De-Baptism Easier Than Reversing a Bris
There are things your parents do to you when you’re too young to protest—like give you a bowl cut—that you ...
Mahara”t Sara Hurwitz, a “Unique” Woman Rabbi
This week the Jewish Channel covers a few Jewish stories in its weekly update, including the official appointment of Sara ...
Planning a Jewish Funeral Far Away From Jews
I’m writing this from the airport on my way to Seattle, where my father, sister and I will rent a ...