Let me explain: I got Netflix so I could watch Orange is the New Black, which I hear is Netflix-shows-are-the-new-awesome. But somewhere on the way, I got distracted by Netflix’s other offerings. Because I watched Invasion of the Body Snatchers and said I wanted to watch Twin Peaks, it told me to…
Gender stereotypes make me viscerally angry. Good for you, you might think. Stereotypes should make us all angry! They’re lazy writing, lazy storytelling, lazy thinking. So this is news? It’s not. I know it’s not news. But at the same time, how can it not be important when even though everyone…
This High Holiday season, I thought about a joke.* Three rabbinical students are praying on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The first student, a pious individual who has spent years and years studying Torah and Talmud and who spends all his spare time going over learned commentary, is moved…
I blame Rosh Hashanah for the fact that this blog entry is a day late. The Jewish New Year is so involved. It’s not like the secular new year, where traditions include champagne and a party. Instead, it’s a joyous but serious occasion that involves synagogue services and starting the…
(Happy birthday to a friend who probably doesn’t want his name on the Internets, and welcome back to my random blog! I suppose this topic is timely on Labour Day. Guess you’ll have to read and see.) When I was in high school, my classmates and I were aware of…