Your favorite banjo playing Georgia boy brings you a few kind words about the Jewish new year. L’Shana Tovah! Share this:
Parshah Nitzavim-Vayelech
September 2, 2010 By 2 Comments
Children are a real pain. But G-d loves us, so it all sorta works out in the end.
Circumcision: Our Community Dialogue
August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In our first of several multimedia community discussions on controversial issues in Judaism, PunkTorah is proud to present Cut, a film by Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon about circumcision.
Eat, Pray, Fight…With Your Wife (Parshat Ki Tavo)
August 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
What Do Apples, Prayer and Fighting With Your Girlfriend Have In Common? (Ki Tavo) I’m psyched about Rosh Hashanah. I’m supposed to say that for spiritual reasons. But really, I like apples and honey. This week’s Torah portion is about fruit. The first fruit, in fact. We’re supposed to give that up as a sacrifice [...]
Parshah Ki Teitzei
August 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
More commandments in this Torah portion than any other. So this will be like a dvar on a dvar. How do we make these commandments work in daily life? Two ways: taking the past and make yourself an extension of it. Saying to yourself, “this is the way it was back then, and so this [...]
Parshat Shoftim: Quit Being a Power Nazi
August 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This week’s Torah portion talks justice, but justice can’t be administered by one person…
What Is Jewish Community?
August 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
What does community look like in the 21st Century? Can you have a Jewish community online? We say yes. Tell us if you agree. Or if you don’t! Share this:
Parshah Re’eh
August 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Monotheism in a nutshell, all laid out. Make the change you want to see! Share this:
Parshat Va’etchanan
July 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Religion, for many Jews, is a meritocracy. Where you went to college/yeshiva, what branch of Judaism ordained you, what rabbis you studied under, what level of kashrut, negiah, shabbat you keep. This is a litmus test for how-Jewishly-you-can-be-trusted. The more hardcore you are, the better, even if people think that your understanding of Judaism is [...]
What’s Up With Tzitzit?
July 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The who, what, why, how, and when of tzitzit. Share this:
