Religion & Beliefs

You Can Say A Little Prayer For Me, But I Won’t Like It

It’s funny that Jon just posted about prayer, because I’ve been thinking about it, too.…

The Perfect Jew: Say a Little Prayer

In my short story “There is No Other,” a child dressed up as Mohammed for…

Heard of Holy Water? It’s Time for Kosher Water.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome recently banned bottled water from all city offices and functions…

Why I’m Jealous of Shalom Auslander’s Horrible God

When I was a kid, I was taught that it’s okay to be angry, so…

Hava Nagila

Well, I had a marvelous time last night, did youse? I woke up with slightly…

Simchat Torah

The Torah comes to its annual conclusion with V'zot Habracha, which is the only Parsha…

Raise a glass! L’Chaim! (No, really.)

At a bris not long ago, a guest of a guest suspiciously eyed a bottle…

Do You Hate Reform Jews?

Last week Francois emailed me about this fascinating article in Haaretz: Yom Kippur 2007: Jews…