Satire
Love Thy Neighbor and All That Jazz
Remember to love thy neighbor, especially if they are not Jewish/religious and are showing...
Velvel He Was
Shimon and Shmuesster are proud to present the newest title in the "Rebbi Stories"...
Dvar Torah Generator
Attending a Bar Mitzvah and lost for words?
Trying to impress your future father in...
The Big Three
From the back cover:
Are you worried that someone from the secular world will ask you...
Genesis
In the beginning God created heaven and earth.
When you think heaven, you probably think stars...
Book Covers
I think this one actually best expresses the issue that bothers me the most.
I was honored, nay honored, to be part of the rebranding of one of the most established names in Jewish cuisine. Freedom Cracker has been serving up stale cold matza since 1776, and when they approached us to “bring matza to the 21st century”, we jumped at the opportunity.
The...
With the help of AI, I am now able to attend to my true calling of being a children’s storybook author.
This book is about pride.
Jewish pride.
The best kind.
Biography
Philosphy
No Bad Questions
The kiruv world prides itself in its open-mindedness.
"Ask us anything! We will change our views in a...
They Stone Gays, Don’t They?
This one’s a doozy. Bear with me. Also, if you have a bit of context, you’ll know...
All And Nothing
"Judaism is not all or nothing," they preached at Aish Essentials. "Do what you can, God appreciates...
Fiction
Accounting
He never learned much math.
Math was limited to two hours a week with a secular studies teacher who spent more time shouting at...
Kiruv
I have alluded to this before in other scathing posts, but it's becoming more and more clear to me, to the point that I almost see it as synonymous.
People generally become religious because they have a fucked up past, and the more religious they become, the more their past was fucked.
Here's my definition of a Ba'al Teshuva: (noun)...
It's a holocaust out there. Thus was the Aish narrative.
A spiritual holocaust, much worse than any physical one. Because Hitler is taking bodies and Assimilation is taking souls.
And if you take it face value, that's a fucking convenient narrative to have.
Need me to parent my kids? Sorry, spiritual holocaust.
Need me to be around on weekends? Nope,...