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
The Bible: The Cover Version
The most lasting stories are the ones that transcend circumstance–geography, culture, even linguistic and temporal idioms. An amazing, mind-blowing story ...
Raise a Glass to Coney Island
Well, it’s official: Astroland has closed, and it isn’t opening up again. Although rumors are flying everywhere (am I the ...
Boxing for the Lord
Dmitriy Salita is a Ukranian-born, Brooklyn-raised boxer who, at the age of 26, has an undefeated record over 26 career ...
Torah Commentary For the Rest of Us
This is the kind of Torah commentary that the world needs more of. Last night I was at dinner with ...
Newsbite Volley: Right Now in Gaza
It’s the 13th day of the war, and things are showing no signs of letting up or chilling out. And ...
The Tao of Jewish Music (and the Hebrew Alphabet)
The new issue of the Blue Jew Yorker is out and, as far as literary magazines go, this one couldn’t ...
The Messiah Is Coming
This morning on the way to work, an old Israeli guy in an undershirt and suspenders was standing outside, watching ...
Yiddish revivalist ’70s pop
My newest Nextbook music column covers singer-songwriter Avi Fox-Rosen and the revival of the ’70s Yiddish pop singers The Barry ...
Taqwacore wisdom
All weekend I’ve continued my obsession with Michael Muhammad Knight’s book The Taqwacores, which follows a bunch of young Muslim ...
Depression and Prayer
A few years ago, right about the time I was becoming religious, I started getting hit with Seasonal Affective Disorder. ...