Religion & Beliefs

A History of My Jewish Identity Viewed Through Men I’ve Dated

Nihilist Guy, 1997. "I don’t really get why you care about this so much." He…

Book Club: Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter

Peter Manseau, author of Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter, spent the past week guest blogging…

Missionary Yiddish

When I worked in the Jewish world, I was at first surprised, then annoyed, and…

Life as a Non-Jewish Jewish Novelist

In my last post I wondered if my unlikely career as a non-Jewish Jewish novelist…

Lilit Marcus, Shiksa Menace 3.0

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on Jewcy about my Jewish identity –…

Breslov Hasidim’s Obsession with Sex

A pet cause of the Breslov chassidic sect — reputed to be a permissive, new…

How a Priest’s Kid Won a Jewish Book Award

Peter Manseau, author of Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter, is guest blogging this week as…

What Is God?

If someone were to come up to me and ask the question "Do you believe…