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
Jam at the Y
Tonight at the 92Y Tribeca, I’m hosting the first (hopefully — as in, hopefully there will be a second) open ...
Making High Art out of Speedos
The following preview has me so, so confused. Take Flight is a full-length documentary film about Gary Oldman’s directoral debut. ...
Mikvehs of the World
Let it not be said that the Jews of the world have neglected the Internet as a way of spreading ...
The Rav Raps on Rahm
This is a how-to guide. Fame is an arbitrary thing, where the spokesperson for a certain person or issue is ...
The Facebook of Genesis
The ever-lovin’ Esther Kustanowitz just alerted us to the brilliant Facebook of Genesis, in which God…uh, adds a dude named ...
Old School Birthing
Yesterday’s New York Times profiled the recent rise in home birthing, a concept that started out as the only option ...
As Twittered:
From our friend Kung Fu Jew: kungfujew18 is praying, “Barack atah Illinois, Elohenu melech ha’olam, hoo-ray p’ri ha-electoral landslide.”
A Jew for Your Day
The sadly no-longer-updated site Jew of the Day was a great gimmick for teaching about random Jewish people — from ...
Rahm Says
No: Rahm Emanuel is not strictly observant — at least, not in the Joe Lieberman sense of the word. But ...
Lekh Lekha (Get out of here.)
That’s right — the next time you don’t like someone, tell them Lekh lekha. That’s what G-d told Abraham, who ...