In Every Generation—Shit Happens
2015-04-05 – I was doing last minute preparations for the Passover Seder Friday when I did a “final” count of the expected guests and was shocked that the original 20 […]
In Egypt, Pharaoh was God
2015-04-02 – Tomorrow night we celebrate the 3,300th anniversary of the first religious freedom restoration act (give or take two or three hundred years). According to the biblical book of […]
The Day of Truth – Special April Fools Edition
2015-04-01 – Considering what we see in the media every day, April Fools’ Day has lost its kick. The fools have 365 days, not just one. It’s time to reclaim at […]
I, Too, Came to Like Country Music
2015-03-31 – When I read about Ted Cruz’s conversion to country music, I thought: “Hey! Me too!” I can’t date my conversion to 9/11, like he did, but my change of […]
She’s the Handy-Person in the Family
2015-03-29 – My wife Kit wears the pants in the family. So do I, of course, I don’t want to get arrested (though I see that sans-culottes has taken on […]
Crispier Than Thou
2015-03-26 – I don’t eat a lot of potato chips. I did once and I have fond memories of their potato-ey goodness. But I try (often unsuccessfully) to avoid empty […]
I’m Jewish, She’s Not
2015-03-24 – Sunday’s post (Piety Porn) earned me a private request to write about interfaith marriage. That was because I mentioned that I am Jewish and my wife is not. […]
Piety Porn
2015-03-22 – I grew up in a Conservative Jewish family. Conservative, not Orthodox. We had a kosher home, we observed all the holidays, we went to the synagogue on the […]
What Is a Victim Entitled To?
2015-03-19 – Someone hurts you. What now? What are you entitled to? If you can get your assailant into court, you are entitled to be “made whole,” as they say […]
Optimism About Nihilism
2015-03-17 – The snow is nearly gone, but the filth of winter emerges in the melt. A season’s worth of soot-from-the-air and pebbles-from-the-disintegrating-street. This is not poetry. This is my […]
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