November 2013

Rabbi Composes A New Torah

Imagine the uproar that would happen if a rabbi said that he or she composed a new Torah. The rabbi ...

LivingSocial’s Antisemitic Halloween Party

Soo looks like I will never again be perusing LivingSocial for a teeth-whitening deal ever again. The popular flash-sale website ...

What Does a Kabbalist Eat for Breakfast?

Once upon a time, a person could easily make reference to a rabbi, maybe a rav, and maybe even a ...

Simchat Torah Firsts

This past Simchat Torah I had the fortune of dividing my time between two minyanim: the Mount Sinai Jewish Center in Washington ...

The Jewish Banjo

In this season of Thanksgivukkah, I’ve started to think a lot about cultural syncretism.  I’ve come to the conclusion that, ...