I told you how my family and I don’t use many processed foods for Passover, thus avoiding many of the ugly price-fixing that goes on during the holiday. But some things, you just can’t buy — unless, of course, you…
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Tznius Envy
There are deadlines, and then there are deadlines. I’m the Writer in Residence this month over at BrooklynTheBorough.com, and I was supposed to turn in my column Friday. How I feel about deadlines is best expressed in an email that…
Holy Hot Pants
Yes, I have several Mormon friends, and yes, they do make fun of each other for wearing what the more playful adherents of their religion have dubbed holy underpants. The link between ritual undergarments and religious purity didn’t start with…
Why I Don’t Eat Animals
I was just interviewed on the blog Heeb ‘n Vegan. Michael Croland, who runs the site, managed to get a lot out of me in very little space — we talk about Muslim punk music, my novel Never Mind the…
Toldot: Where the Wild Things Are
Well, what would you call it when your brother is a big, red, hairy hunter…and you have to dress up to pretend to be him? Y-Love and his crazy baritone voice give us a take on Toldot from — ok,…
Chayei Sarah: The Death of Sarah
If every match was this easy to set up, JDate would go out of business, and Frumster.com could become a non-paying site again. Avraham’s manservant cuts a deal with G-d, and goes to the nearest singles bar (ahem, a well)…
Vayeira: Runaways
There’s a lot of stories in Vayeira. Child sacrifice (well, almost), strange visits from strange figures who eat milk and meat together, and a whole bunch of complicated relationship stuff. It’s not surprising most people forget about a little baby…
Lech Lecha: Get Out of Here
Avraham and Sarah are the world’s first punk-rock couple. They smash idols, run away from their town, and marry their own relatives. If they were alive today, they’d have their own reality TV show. But the good kind, where you…
Video of me Lulav and Etrog shopping in Crown Heights
Matthue Roth of My Jewish Learning asked me if I would go lulav and esrog shopping in Crown Heights so they could make a fun video showing what it entails. It allowed me to seriously mess with some people, and…