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Melissa Broder’s Pen Pal # 2
In her last posts, Melissa Broder conducted a “Jewish vs. Goyish litmus test” for the year in review, shared the ...
Wise Fridays: To Say or Not to Say
Just as you are commanded to say something that will be obeyed, you are commanded not to say anything when ...
Adventures of Todd & God: How to Go Green
When we last saw Todd & God, they were throwing down some cool house tunes while putting up a mezuzah. ...
What Are Your God Arguments?
Last week, we featured two posts by author Rebecca Goldstein (found here and here). Goldstein’s new novel, 36 Arguments for ...
Limmud NY 2010: Drinking, Sex, and Megillat Esther
Shabbat is over at Limmud NY, and once again I’m skipping the big havdalah event to write up some quick ...
Wise Fridays: Do Not Stand Idly By
If you hear informers plotting to harm someone, you’re obligated to inform the intended victim. If you can somehow stop ...
Jewish Atheism vs Atheism
In her last post, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein wrote about the inspiration behind Azarya Sheiner, the heart of her new novel. ...
Why I Don’t Eat Animals
I was just interviewed on the blog Heeb ‘n Vegan. Michael Croland, who runs the site, managed to get a ...
The Case for (a Fictional) God
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, is guest-blogging all week ...
Wise Fridays: What Does God Want?
This is what the Holy One said to Israel: My children, what do I seek from you? I seek no ...
The Kominas Live: The Only Jew in the Room
Last night I went to my first taqwacore concert. Taqwacore is Muslim punk rock, and what that means to you ...
The Miracle of The Wind-Powered Menorah
When Yeshiva University student Mark Stauber would walk down Amsterdam Avenue daily to go to class, his yarmulke would continuously ...