Religion & Beliefs

Peace on That Holy Day of Rest

An essay about Shabbat and cocaine.

OMGWTFBIBLE podcast: Author Michael Malice on Joseph vs. Kim Jong Il

Episode 21: In which Joseph imposes a not-quite-democratic political system on famine-stricken Egypt.

OMGWTFBIBLE podcast: Leah Vincent on Joseph and Fractured Families

What happens to families when people push each other away?

An Ode To The Kippah Drawer, A Repository of Jewish History And Artifacts

“There is something truly powerful about a drawer full of Jewish history.”

Ginnifer Goodwin’s Amazing Lost And Found Ketubah Story

Her Jewish marriage contract was lost, found, and returned on the day of her wedding.

This Passover, I’m Liberating Myself From My Anorexia—By Eating Chametz

“I have finally been offered a taste of freedom from a disease that grabbed hold and wouldn’t let go.”

When the Orthodox World Mocks Women Who Wear Tefillin, We All Lose

Purim satires work best when they poke fun at the powerful, not the marginalized.

OMGWTFBIBLE podcast: Joseph! Pharoah! Jung! Dreams!

Episode 19: In which Joseph has some explaining to do.