Satire
No Rest for the Wicked
The bible, so full of contradictory statements, is a perfect setting for Rorschach tests.
It’s all...
Animal Sacrifices I am Willing to Make
When he was something like 10 years old, his school’s idea of an educational experience...
Spoken Word
One of my favorite memories of all time is a simple one. Reuven Karasik and Tehila Ben Kalifa came...
Wielding Religion, or: a God-Shaped Dildo
For a long time, I was angry at religion for its own sake.
And don't...
The Kiruv Glossary
Are you in the process of getting brainwashed by an Institute for Jewish Wisdom? Is...
Die Trung
This being a satire website, I couldn't resist satirizing my own book cover, creating a...
Book Covers
“There are no atheists in a foxhole,” Noah Weinberg used to love to say, swiftly eradicating all actual atheists who undoubtedly have existed in foxholes.
That statement further disregards all the individuals who became atheists in foxholes, like the blaspheming Rabbi in Elie Wiesel’s Night.
From the moment I...
“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...
So, yeah, in case you didn't know. This is totally a real law. If you didn't wipe your butt properly, any prayer or study you've done during that time is a sin instead of a virtue. The same law (guf naki) that argues that some women shouldn't be allowed...
Biography
Philosphy
Love Thy Neighbor, Hate Thyself
Around two years ago, one of my siblings was struck in a hit and run accident.
They...
The Cult of the “Tolerant”
For the most part, I identify as left-leaning. In many ways, I am more critical of Israel...
“Independence”
When I think of Israel.
I think a small group of innovative technologists.
A country full of many smart...
Fiction
Angel Zone
What does a fetus resemble in his mother's intestines? A folded notebook... And he sees from one end of the world to the other,...
Kiruv
“You know what Olam Habah is?” Explains the Slonimer Rebbe. “Olam Habah is the entire earth covered in dump trucks full of gold. And then stack them on top of each other until you reach the sky.”
That’s a fuckton of gold.
Go get some.
--
“Love me, daddy,” says Michael Friedberg, deftly plucking the strings of his guitar while explaining the finer...
A key Aish tactic in proving God’s existence, was emphasizing the unusual.
There is no nation as oppressed as the Jews.
No other nation claims public revelation.
No other book can spell the word Pizza or Hitler with this unique arrangement of letters.
This tactic is a huge part of the discovery seminar, and the idea is that this thing is so unique...