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
Anne Frank reincarnated
A minister friend writes, the Spiritualist Church is formally *not* adopting any ideas or belief concerning reincarnation on their National ...
Etrog!!!
You’d think an etrog in Hasidic Brooklyn would be easy to find.After all, when I lived in San Francisco (Jewish ...
The Bailout: a modest proposal
In the aftermath of the third debate, our friend Sarah Lefton, the person behind all those Jews for Jeter t-shirts, ...
Food porn.
Earlier today, Tamar called out the Hasidic community in Williamsburg for, well, defacing advertisements for restaurants that are seen as ...
Food Fight
According to the L.A. Times, Lebanon is planning to sue the nation of Israel in international court because, in their ...
What We Leave Behind
During Yom Kippur services this year, I came up with the best praying strategy I’ve ever had, I think. It’s ...
Shana Tova from the Bottom of the World
I’m the helpdesk manager here at MJL — which means that any question that gets sent to the site drops ...
Sway Machinery: Now, Take Them Home
The Sway Machinery, who were the subjects of an interview in these pages right before Rosh Hashanah, are celebrating a ...
Why Didn’t the Chicken Get to Cross the Road?
It’s that time of year again. That time when I can’t decide whether to stand with my holy-but-barbaric brothers and ...
Vilde Chayas
I’m the first person to ‘fess up to my Maurice Sendak obsession — Where the Wild Things Are is the ...