Religion & Beliefs

Black, Gay, And Jewish: Say My (Hebrew) Name

Good News-The Date is set. No, I’m not getting gay married to my sweet Jewish girl-I’m getting converted!

Happy Birthday, Napoleon. Love, The Jews

Name a tyrannical European dictator who was friendly to the Jews. Tough one, isn’t it? If you answered Napoleon Bonaparte, then you’re the big winner.

NYT Goes To Summer Camp For Jews Of Color

The New York Times hangs out at Camp Be’chol Lashon near San Francisco.

Becoming Jewish: Conversion Conflicts

When you’re converting, the first thing that happens is (hopefully) the warm welcoming from the Jewish community. I think I’ve focused mainly on the community aspects of it because, quite frankly, how I feel about G-D is complicated, as it should be.

Shul Hopping: Synagogues Of The Bourgeois

When a synagogue looks like it’s fit for a king, it might not be good for shul hopping.

Messianic Jews Go Goo Goo For Lady Gaga

Seriously Jews for Jesus, whoever you have coming up with these ideas should be fired. Most of the Jewish world thinks you’re all nuts, so at least be original about it.

Jewish Rest Stop Is News To Mainstream Media

Our question is: can’t a bunch of bearded guys just hang around a highway rest stop, and it not be big news to people?

Shul Hopping #3: Rolling With The Hasids

For this week’s shul hop, after the calm of the wilderness I sought out the controlled chaos of a Chasidic shul.