Satire
Touched by an Angle
See also, Anal.
Lights Out
In 1946, following the holocaust, a highly unusual event occurred, one that involved, for the...
Mark Twain Loved the Jews! Do Yous?
Torah! Oh Torah! It’s the absolute truthIt’s better than coke or ice cold vermouthThe Torah’s...
Perpetuating Trauma
I was 11 or 12 years old when my school took us to the neighborhood...
Mourning Prayers
Blessed art thou God, who gave the rooster knowledge to differentiate between day and night
Every...
Spoken Word
One of my favorite memories of all time is a simple one. Reuven Karasik and Tehila Ben Kalifa came...
Book Covers
From the back cover:
Are you worried that someone from the secular world will ask you a question about Judaism that you don’t have an answer for?
Are you heading out to a campus to inspire others about Judaism with only a tenuous amount of knowledge of it yourself?
Are you concerned...
Hear me out.
You know how Song of Songs, that legendary work of erotic poetry by the wisest of all men, is not actually at all erotic poetry? It's actually a metaphor for God's love for the Jewish people? It's actually the holiest book ever, by virtue of the old...
See also, Hashgacha Pratis.
Biography
Philosphy
All And Nothing
"Judaism is not all or nothing," they preached at Aish Essentials. "Do what you can, God appreciates...
The Atheist & The Foxhole
“There are no atheists in a foxhole,” Noah Weinberg used to love to say, swiftly eradicating...
“Independence”
When I think of Israel.
I think a small group of innovative technologists.
A country full of many smart...
Fiction
Lifetime Guarantee
Avrumi Zeivald was prepared to meet his maker. Or at least a maker. Someone’s, even if not his.
The Torah, the Rabbis had assured him,...
Kiruv
https://soundcloud.com/shalom-tzvi-shore/with-alex-shandrovsky
Recently, in light of recent events, a friend of mine asked to have a call with me, which was quite awesome, and to record it, which was cool.
We ended up discussing a whole bunch of stuff - why I write this stuff on Facebook and what it's been like for me. Following your intuition vs. your mind. Self actualization vs....
“Judaism is about relationships,” sayeth the narrative. “It’s about aligning yourself with truth. It’s about becoming more like God, so that you can connect with God (how that doesn’t work is the subject of a separate article).”
Furthermore, “Only dim witted people, like women and children (a pretty direct paraphrase from Maimonides), follow the Torah for the sake of reward.”
Oh...