Satire
It’s Time to Pray
There’s a little booklet you can get, and it tells you when you can worship...
The Big Three
From the back cover:
Are you worried that someone from the secular world will ask you...
Spoken Word
One of my favorite memories of all time is a simple one. Reuven Karasik and Tehila Ben Kalifa came...
Fertility
Although the narrative is embellished, all the laws and anecdotes described below are real.
It so...
Asking the Big Questions
A recent memory came back to me.
At the age of around 14, I remember...
The Penis Gemach
I originally wrote this post while I was still religious, and published it under a...
Book Covers
The kiruv world prides itself in its open-mindedness.
"Ask us anything! We will change our views in a heartbeat if you convince us! Sure you can ask about sex, and no, we don't use a hole in the sheet, we're super progressive!"
But ask yourself, have any of the really difficult...
A precursor of things to come...
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me this, I'd have enough money to start my own religion. Or at least my own congregation. Same difference, really.
Everyone seems to have some magical elusive Judaism that I'm missing out on."Your Judaism is not like my Judaism.""You should...
Biography
Philosphy
God’s Not Mad, He’s Just Judging You
One word:
Eluuuuuuuuuuuuuuul
Wielding Religion, or: a God-Shaped Dildo
For a long time, I was angry at religion for its own sake.
And don't get me...
A letter to my father
I sense a continuous state of judgment and disapproval from you towards me and my siblings, for...
Fiction
Olives
So it had come to this. He was dead, and it was judgement time.
His first grade Rebbe had warned him about this moment. Rosh...
Kiruv
This one is a kiruv special, not aimed at Judaism as a whole.
"Did you know the Matrix is a metaphor?That Groundhogs Day teaches us a valuable lesson?That the lead singer for Maroon 5 is Jewish? (and hawt, mmm!)What Gossip Girl can teach you about having a great Jewish marriage!
If that's not a reason to drop your life and become...
I was recently contacted by a parent of someone who has recently become religious. They found me through my article on Aish Hatorah being a cult, and wanted me to intervene. This prompted me to think about what I'd actually say to someone who was actively involved in becoming Orthodox Jewish, or considering doing so.
Contrary to how I might...