Mixed Multitudes
Is God a Person?
From today’s emailbox:When you think of G_d, do you think of an “entity” (I know it’s not the right word, ...
Dear God, Love Bob
Check out this fascinating article in The Guardian about all of the letters that people send to God, often addressed ...
A Letter Which Is Not Read
I’ve been dreaming about my mother a lot recently. A while back I wrote about how I’m not one of ...
Jordan Farmar and the Jews
I hate defending the Lakers (especially because they have no idea how to play it. Zing!). I would like to ...
“Get off the Internet, it’s Shabbat!”
Last Friday night, my sister was at a friend’s house for dinner. They had a filling Shabbat meal, sat around ...
Jewish Surfers of the Internets vs Jewish Surfers of the Waves
I was really confused when I first saw the headline of this article from Ynet news: Haredi surfers interfering in ...
What to Do on a Thursday Night: Detrimental Semantics
I love Thursday night television. The Office, 30 Rock, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. If I’m going to miss some ...
Hanukkah Giving…Squared
You know how Amazon (and its less evil compatriots) cuts off holiday shipping, what, like two weeks before Christmas starts? ...
Kenny vs Spenny: Who is the Better Jew?
Have I mentioned before that I love television? Because I do (a lot). One of my favorite, if not my ...
The Kosher Quandary
Last night I attended The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashruth, which was the inaugural event of Yeshiva University’s new student ...