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If You’re Going To San Francisco… Arrive Circumcised

Apparently you can leave your heart in San Francisco, but your foreskin is going home with you. — Lewis Black Will voters in SF have a choice on the ballot put forth by “intactivists” about whether...

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Dispatch from Kiev: The Muslim Jewish Conference 2011

Anyone following me on twitter or facebook might have noticed that I’m in Kiev, Ukraine. My Internet access has been spotty which is why I’m only blogging now. I have been in Kiev since Sunday in order...

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Occupy Genesis: Rewinding the Torah, Repairing the World

(Cross-posted on Huffpost.com) The story of creation begins again this week in synagogues around the world. The Jewish people make a global reset and roll-back our Torah scrolls. Fresh and new, our...

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Sex Toys: Kosher, Halal and Jesus Approved

There are now a number of web sites offering sex toys and catering to specific religious communities. These sites, aimed at Orthodox Jews, Christians and Muslims, offer God-approved marital aids in a...

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The Curse of Violent Extremism: From the 10th of Tevet to Beit Shemesh

Rabbi Shaul Robinson, Rabbi at Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, has unleashed a powerful essay that is receiving a ton of attention. While some of the points he advocates might not please...

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SlutWalk: 6 ways to dress like a slut in Jerusalem

The SlutWalk has hit Israel! Tel Aviv hosted one last Thursday as did Haifa on Friday. The SlutWalk, or Mitz’ad HaSharmutot as it is known here in Israel, first took place in Toronto on April 3, 2011,...

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Your Daughter is Too Jewish

This is what the parents of my friends told my father when we were living in the highly Jewish-populated city of Scottsdale, AZ. People seem to take for granted the large and prosperous Jewish...

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Jewish Erotica? Jewrotica! Why?

I first met Ayo Oppenheimer, the founder and creator of Jewrotica.org at the first TribeFest in Las Vegas. We’d been in touch via email earlier about some of the projects she was involved with and she...

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New Gal in Town

For such a small place, there is quite a large Jewish and Israeli community. Before I arrived, I started contacting people through various Facebook pages, and was pleasantly surprised to get such warm...

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The State of The Jews: Interfaith Relationship Hanukkah Gifts

This video is described quite simply as follows: “A shiksa tries to celebrate Hanukkah with her Jewish boyfriend and things go awry.” To say the least. This is funny but if you’re looking for a feel...

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Santa Claus is a Roly Poly Jewish Lawyer

Now that Hanukkah’s over, I guess the next wave of Jewish videos will be those that directly correlate the Jews and Christmas. There’s a long tradition of this sort of thing, from the ubiquitous...

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5 Levels of Pleasure? I’ll Take One Of Each, Please. With Pleasure.

We all want to feel pleasure, and we want it now…don’t we deserve it? It’s human nature to feel that way. According to Judaism, there are five levels of pleasure, and at each level, there is a healthy...

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Haredim: No more walking in public with your wife!

The self proclaimed Beit Din of the Orthodox Community of Israel has released a statement warning righteous God fearing Jews against uhm… walking in public with their wives. What was once thought to be...

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Time is Money

Imagine you are driving on the freeway and see hundreds of dollars passing by every moment. You can’t grab the cash as you drive, but you see it get completely wasted, $100 at a time. Frustrating,...

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Shalom, Asher!

If you haven’t yet seen the fabulousness that is the play, “My Name is Asher Lev,” one word comes to mind… go! “My Name is Asher Lev” is based on the novel by Chaim Potok and landed the prestigious...

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Who are the Sexiest Rabbis of 2013? Jewrotica wants to know!

Newsweek and the Daily Beast have their America’s Top 50 Rabbis, The Forward has its annual list of America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis and even My Jewish Learning took a stab at it with America’s Real Top...

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Rabbis Should Stop Sermonizing About Celebrities

I’ll never forget the time I heard a Rabbi spend 15 minutes of his speech putting down Eddie Vedder. I was sitting right behind him right at the front of the Beis Midrash (study hall) facing the...

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When Radical Feminists Squirm It Makes Me Smile

When radical feminists squirm, it makes me smile, and it’s not because I am anti-feminist. It’s because when any radical viewpoint is challenged it brings me pleasure. My definition of radical feminism...

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Why Teaching Science Is So Important

When I mention the big bang theory to my yeshiva students, they inevitably react with; “It’s apikorsus (heresy)!”, “Isn’t that evolution?”, “I like that show!”, and “We don’t believe in any of that,...

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What Converts to Judaism Can Teach Our Rabbis

Over the years we’ve discussed conversions on many occasions on this site. For instance, here is one of the more interesting discussions. A number of days ago a respected and prominent American...

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