Matthue Roth
Matthue Roth's newest book is Automatic. He is also the author of three novels and the memoir Yom Kippur a Go-Go, and is an associate editor at MyJewishLearning.com. His screenplay 1/20 is currently in production as a feature film.
Articles by Matthue Roth
Taking the Messiah out of the Three Weeks (and Putting Joy In)
Today is the 17th of Tammuz, the day when five big catastrophes happened in Judaism:* Moses smashed the original Ten ...
A Jew and a Muslim Walk into a Bar…
8:00 a.m. It’s been 7 hours since last night ended — and 3 hours since I woke up — and ...
Dvar Torah: Live, Tonight, On Stage
Tonight I’m giving a dvar torah, and I’m nervous. So I set my Twitter status to say exactly that. My ...
The Goldbergs
At one point, America's favorite family was a Jewish immigrant and her children.
Evangelical Tractate Bonanza, or, My Christian-Take-on-Jewish-Holidays Learning
Secret disclosure #481516: I like to collect evangelical Christian tractates.Since I’ve become a parent and gotten a regular gig — ...
Extra! New York Times Runs Story about Jews!
What’s the key to any ultra-popular Jewish news story? Start out with a question — a popular Jewish activity, asking ...
10 Things I Hate about Commandments
I’m a big proponent of making the Torah relevant for modern society and everyday life. Maybe it’s my whole Orthodox ...
Talmud FAIL: Yalta vs. Ulla
Most of my favorite Talmud stories center around Yalta. She’s a Talmud-era commentator who’s sometimes thought to be Rav Nachman’s ...
Would You Join an All-Jewish Social Network?
How geeky and sixth-grade USY nightmare does that sound? Okay, so Facebook is collecting your private data. And it’s going ...
Regina Spektor’s “Far” Snuggles Up Close to Me
This is the best birthday present I’ve gotten all year. Regina Spektor’s third proper album, Far, is like that cynical ...