Religion & Beliefs

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Bret Easton Ellis And Hasidic Wigs

We’ve always wanted to combine the writer of Less Than Zero with ultra-Orthodox headwear into one concise title, and our favorite lit mag, The Believer, has made that dream come true with their September issue.

Shul Hopping: Reconstructing Ideas About Reconstructionist Judaism

Of all the shul hopping adventures, my foray into the world of Reconstructionist Judaism felt the most foreign.

Black, Gay, And Jewish: I’ve Become A Jew!

Last Wednesday I joined the covenant of Abraham. I stood before the mikveh a gentile and left a Jewish woman.

Shul Hopping: Wailing At The Wall

If you’re gonna shul hop, sooner or later you have to go to the O.G.

Becoming Jewish: Pre-Shabbat Trips To Hasidic Williamsburg

From my last Shabbat experience, I learned two valuable lessons: Buy a dress and a pair of black (or maybe pink!) tights before going back to Haassidic Williamsburg, and always do my shopping on Thursday. Or else I’ll have to go and rob some pigeons next time.

The Anti-Christ

I consider myself pro-choice on the end of days business. You can believe the Messiah to be whomever you’d like – the Dalai Lama, David Koresh, Derek Jeter – it doesn’t much matter to me. But to insist that denying Jesus Christ as Savior will result in my eternal damnation kind of gets my loincloth in a bunch.

Shul Hopping #5: Getting Conservative

Believing I had taken premature swipes at the Conservative service, I chose a Conservative synagogue known for its younger, more spiritual, livelier crowd for this week’s shul hop.

Matchmaker, Matchmaker Find Me A Beard

On one hand, people get to fulfill certain Jewish laws, and on the other, they are entering into a marriage with a person they don’t find sexually attractive.