Religion & Beliefs

Bad Jew! (And Please, Don’t Say “God Bless You”)

I wouldn’t be who I am without my Jewish background, and it’s informed my humor and many other traits over the course of my life. It’s also now given me a wicked craving for matzoh ball soup and a BLT. Some things never change.

Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” As A Passover Seder

Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” features an implicit Jewishness. For instance…

Top Ten Ways to Make Your Seder Not Suck

What can make this night suck harder than all the others?

Boozy Jew: Passover Seder Wine Crawl

Just because you’re eating box after box of matzah, that doesn’t mean you have to skip the wine.

There’s A New North American Director Of Rabbis for Human Rights In Town

Rabbi Jill Jacobs is going to clean up this world devoid of human rights.

The Absurdity Of The BDS Day Protests And Counter-Protests

How much good does protest do when it borders on parody?

Birth Writing: The End Of The End

A birthday, the Kotel, the Holocaust Museum, some drinking, and a lot of reflection on the last days of a Birthright Israel trip.

Becoming Jewish: Meeting Queen Esther And The Gang

Spend a weekend cursing out Haman in Long Island, and you will probably enjoy your conversion process a bit more.