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...
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...
It took me a long time to realize this, but the kiruv system pulls some really sophisticated mindfucks while trying to convince people about the “truth” of religion.
They will basically play both sides of an idea – contradicting themselves but making some convincing...
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...
“The will of God is so,” explains the The Kiruv Rabbi in the most non-condescending voice he can muster.
The Pimply Kid before him, plucked from the bottom of the university barrel, nodded stupidly.
“And so,” continued the Rabbi, “It figures...
The 80s get a bad rap. For synth music and terrible fashion. Generalized away in three syllables, faster than you can say, well, The 80s.
The decades before it are nostalgic.
60s – when rebellion was first invented.
Even More Freidom
Chapter #15: Detox
I always transition quickly. Within a week, there was no indication that I was ever...
Sefira, Baby
Rabbi 1: Summer is coming, brace yourself.
Rabbi 2: oy vey, summer?...
Wielding Religion, or: a God-Shaped Dildo
For a long time, I was angry at religion for its own sake.
Lights Out
In 1946, following the holocaust, a highly unusual event occurred, one that involved, for the...