Religion & Beliefs

The Key to Making Friends and Kissing People: Find the Jews

A few years ago I went to England for a semester of study at Christ…

When Being Happy Means Necessary Theism

I just read a fascinating article in The Economist about the correlation between religion and…

God Says When I’m Upset About Something, I Should Throw Things

I mentioned on Friday that there’s some major shit hitting the fan in Ramat Beit…

This Just In: Not All Young Jews Want to Make Aliyah

I just finished reading an article at Jpost about ‘The Conference on the Future of…

What To Do In the Wake of Humiliation

On Monday I received pretty much the worst insult of my life. Ironically, it was…

Are Kids Wreaking Havoc on Your Spirituality?

The other day I read this post over at Visualize Possibilities called Congratulations! It’s A…

10 Ways to Keep Kosher, and 3 Ways To Ask About Someone Else’s Level of Kashrut

In Nashville, people are always asking me if I’m kosher. And even though I know…

What Not To Ask Jews in Public

I was recently at a Shabbat meal with a bunch of people from a mix…