About Matthue Roth
Only the Best for the Jews
I've never been that big a fan of Good for the Jews. Super nice guys, catchy songs, and they're great at thinking on their feet (and, if Rob was here, I'm sure he'd insert a snappy line here about what … Read More
Limmud UK Aftershock
I've been asked to suffix all of my comments that address Limmud as "Limmud UK," which is a giddy curse-turned-blessing-in-disguise — Limmud NY starts in just about two weeks, and Limmud LA comes right after that. I'm going to be … Read More
Limmud and the sea of languages
This morning's sessions: when the messiah's coming, and what it means to believe – fave quote: ''Why wasn't the Rambam just, like, I KNOW the messiah's coming?'' — and a veritable feast of the Danish gay poet Jacob Israel van … Read More
Limmud and British inferiority
On the way home from the nightly Limmud bar, this Israeli guy — I only remember his first name, Roi — heard that I was a poet and dropped a poem; I only remember the chorus: On the London Underground, … Read More
Today at Limmud….
Today at Limmud, nothing has happened yet — well, it's 7:30 in the morning and my rabbi from yeshiva just pounded on my door to wake me up, but I asked him to, and now I'm iChatting to my wife … Read More
Limmud: Bernard Kops & Dead British Poets
Dateline, Limmud UK: All the way here, I saw signs for Stratford-Upon-Avon. Banking on my last post, about the merits of visiting the graves of tzaddikim, I am trying to convince people here to come with me to hang out … Read More
Limmud: Better Late than On-Time
Hello from Sunny Old England, where today's sky is grey, but bright grey, which might be the closest it's come to sunlight in, well, years. (Don't listen to me — I just landed at 7:oo last night, 12 hours later … Read More
Find a Grave!
The Sages recommend visiting the graves of the righteous — not so much a matter of vacation, but, you know, to hang out with your elders. And, following in the wake of online mail, online auctions, and cybersex, you can … Read More