Religion & Beliefs

Obviously I don’t count Mother’s Day as a Jewish holiday, but neither do I feel comfortable ignoring it. I know it was invented by Hallmark, but I also know I better be nice to my mom on Mother’s Day—or else. … Read More

I went to an Orthodox high school, and so we didn’t get a prom. A school sponsored dance is hard to do when guys and girls aren’t allowed to even touch each other. Mixed dancing was way way off limits. … Read More

Just saw this post over at Jewschool, and I had to repost!  Welcome to Mezuza Zine, which offers… practical halachos, cool stories, trivia, and other mezuza-related writings and drawings. To include: Basic Halacha of putting up a mezuza and which … Read More

Today is May Day!  Wheeeeeeeeee!  Now, what the hell is May Day?  I have some vague sense that it involves either Communists, or little girls with ribbons and poles, or maybe Communists with ribbons and poles…. Not to mention Bunny-free … Read More

I have to admit that I kind of like a plain cotton white tallis with dark blue stripes. On a dignified man, the old classic still rocks. But I think it looks silly on me, and on most women. And … Read More

So, now that I've stepped on the toes of Catholicism and Christian Orthodoxy, it seems fitting that I innacurately explain Protestantism, which is what we call everything else Jesus-filled. Quick and dirty back-story– in the sixteenth century, a smart anti-Semitic … Read More

This article in the Chicago Tribune has got me thinking… about religion and books.  Religion and science. Religion and secular ideas… Those wearied by the current feuding between partisans of science and devotees of religion can take heart from an … Read More

And all good things must come to an end — sometimes, as with Godfather III or Clerks 2, after they've overstayed their welcome a bit.  The parallels with meditation retreat continue; on the last day of a retreat, it's really … Read More