It seem like every year at this time I get stuck in a rut; I get depressed, and the only subject that comes to mind when writing is how much I hate Christmas. In the past, I’ve taken it from a practical standpoint, as well as a bit of a…
I’m a comic book nerd, but I’ve never been a die-hard Marvel fan. My main stan is Superman, and before that I was all about The Shadow, in pulp and radio format. DC always seemed like mythology to me, and Marvel more soap opera. That’s less of a knock against…
I’m starting this post with links for finding support for Jews who are hurting from this event. https://reformjudaism.org/blog/2018/10/27/jewish-resources-coping-after-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting I’m ending this post with links for where to send support for those who want to help. I don’t think I ever feel more like an outsider than when there’s been a…
Today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. It closes out the High Holidays, the really important holidays for Jews (please not that Hanukkah is not in there). They begin with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. On that date tradition says that judgement on each person is written,…
There is a loose conglomeration of Facebook groups, for and by Jews, that for varying degrees of community and discourse are known collectively as “Jewbook”. And last monday the community imploded on itself in an unprecedented wave of racist comments in response to an editorial by Nylah Burton, a JOC…
שנה טובה (shanah tovah) and happy new year! Tonight is Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year (5778)! Actually, it’s one of four new year days each year, but this is the one that is we really celebrate since it’s the new year for the calendar and for seasons. All sorts…
Recently, it’s been a strange time to be a Jew in the US. Antisemitism is on the rise, racists and white supremacists occupy the highest levels of government, anti-immigrant policies are running rampant, and the separation of church and state is now in a dire place due to the Supreme…
Jewish holidays generally follow a formula: someone tried to kill us, they didn’t, we eat. It’s currently Passover for the Jews and this holiday is no different. It’s not among the high holidays, the most sacred of Jewish holidays, and yet Passover is the platonic ideal of the Jewish holiday.…
Two weeks ago it was reported that, when asked about the current wave of anti-Semitic crimes sweeping the country, Trump said, “Sometimes it’s the reverse, to make people — or to make others — look bad.” This statement, and what context we have surrounding it, implies that Jews are orchestrating these threats…
Seeing as how later this week is Holocaust Remembrance Day and this past weekend was the Women’s March, now seems an appropriate time for this post. Trump has been elected and sworn in, and I am living in fear. I’m not alone in this reaction and it isn’t the standard…
This was scheduled for a later date, but in light of the RNC’s recent issues, as well as Trump’s not so recent issues, I moved it up to today. Here’s something that’s a secret, though I wish it weren’t: I’m not white. I usually get laughs, eye-rolls, or dubious looks…
Superman is a strange character in terms of pop-culture. He’s one of the most well known superheroes in the world and yet most people pillory him and point out his lackluster cinematic record. There’s probably no easier A-list character to make fun of than the man of steel. He’s a…
