Friday Night: The Shabbat Clusterf*$k
I was recently trying to explain to a terrific–if not slightly incorrupt–new friend what the word “clusterf**k” means. It was early in the day, I hadn’t slept much the night before, and my watery iced...
View ArticleApparently My Appreciation for Dorky Purim Costumes Skipped a Generation
Now that we are officially in the Jewish month of Adar, I am in a complete Purim panic. I do not panic about baking hamantaschen, because for the sake of all involved, I do not bake. I do not panic...
View ArticleThe Ridiculousness of Shoe Shopping With My Boys
As a kid I learned that the so called Gates of Heaven opened on Rosh Hashanah and stayed open until the end of Yom Kippur. I therefore had about 10 days or so to get all my prayer in until The Gates...
View ArticleFor the First Time Ever, I Want My Boys to Watch Football
I am not a sports fan. I might even describe myself as the anti-sports fan. Occasional viewing is fine, and so is mild fandom, but for many years I neither encouraged nor approved of sports-obsessing....
View ArticleThe Jewish Case of Halloween Envy
Christmas envy has been well documented. There are many Jews who are less than subtle about their yuletide longings: the lights are shimmery and sparkly, that tree smells fantastic, the music is just...
View ArticleWhy My Family is Going Meatless for a Month
Some time in the middle of April, my family decided to go meatless for a month. Actually, I proposed it after we’d had a discussion about whether or not vegetarianism was a healthier lifestyle. I told...
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