A Brahmin priest and a Chabad shliach argue theology with a traveling atheist.
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News Roundup – Tue. 2/23
I’d smash a ten-year-old crappy Toshiba too, if I had one. But these people turned it into a religious ceremony. In a clip posted on YouTube, a rabbi holds an old Toshiba laptop and very ceremoniously announces his …
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From the Archives
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Al Kiddush Hashem: A Purim Story
“Are you all ready to die al Kiddush Hashem?!” he thundered. “Yes!” The men cried in unison. Reb Shloimele grabbed the large silver-handled knife and waved it in the air, his face red as a beet.
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Peanut Candy Chews
The strange power of peanut chew candies, and the one time it did not work.
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Unparalleled Wisdom From The Sacred Texts of the Schmelves (Jewish Elves)
One who forgot to recite the morning prayers must go back to sleep and wait until the following morning. If he sleeps late again, he should sleep yet another day and night. If he fails to wake after three days, he should be accorded proper burial.
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It’s All Kosher (No. 7): Victim or Survivor?
A sexual abuse survivor wonders how to face his childhood trauma.
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A Spring Silence
“I totaled my truck last week,” he said. “These two Mexicans and a black guy. Came around that gas station down on 11th,” he said, motioning vaguely behind him.
FreiFem: The Unpious Double X
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My Journey: Hashem, Buddha, Allah, Darwin
Mar 18, 2011 / 23 Comments
Reflections on a varied and colorful religious journey.
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Postdiluvian
Aug 29, 2011 / 1 Comment
Looming disaster illuminates the beauty of new connections.
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Shviger Luck
Jul 6, 2011 / 1 Comment
Mother-in-laws: a second chance or a second dose of what you already had enough of?
ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB…
By Shulem Deen
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From Salon.com: How one little Panasonic radio tore apart my marriage -- and my faith.
From The Brooklyn Ink
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Article on Jacob Gluck of Hasidic Williamsburg Tour and Unpious contributor Yakov Yosef.
From The Village Voice
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Profile of Brooklyn's Shomrim patrol groups, featuring Luzer Twersky. To read some of Luzer's essays, click here.
From NPR: All Things Considered
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An interview with Samuel Katz about his journey into the secular world. To read some of Samuel's essays, click here.
