Religion & Beliefs

Woman Arrested for Carrying Torah Speaks to Blog

Following the arrest today of Anat Hoffman – chair of Women of the Wall, and…

Ben Greenman Took the Sabbath Challenge

Big Jewcy member Ben Greenman attempted to unplug for the Sabbath Manifesto, and in the…

Wearing A Yarmulke Got Me Laid

Day three of a tour with my band Can!!Can, and I’m in a Walmart in…

Young Christian Adult Novels Don’t Sound too Awesome

Slate recently wrote about the huge business that is Christian Young Adult novels, and it…

World Cup Soccer: Another Thing Religious Jews Can’t Find Pleasure In

The World Cup is a time for soccer fans, and people who pretend to be…

World Cup Soccer: Another Thing the Haredi Media Can’t Find Pleasure In

The World Cup is a time for soccer fans, and people who pretend to be…

The Big Jewcy: Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum of the Greenpoint Shul in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Maurice Appelbaum wasn’t always certain he wanted to be a rabbi, but he knew he…

The Big Jewcy: Patrick Aleph, PunkTorah/Musician

To some, the idea of combining punk rock and the Torah, might seem strange.  If…