Eli Reiter
Let’s Celebrate New Year’s Like Religious Jews Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
Why are New Year’s resolutions often so selfish (lose weight, get organized)? What about improving our relationships in life?
For Observant Jews, Halloween Is A Night To Fear — Especially After Pittsburgh
But I’m still going to watch the Halloween parade.
What’s With The Orthodox Anti-Chabad Bigotry?
It all started with a high school prank.
Finally, A TV Show Shows How Journalists Mistreat The Ex-Orthodox
This is the first time I’ve seen such an accurate portrayal of this familiar experience where journalists curry favor with Chasidim and ex-Chasidim.
The Yeshiva I Left Behind
My mind played ‘what if’ games: What if I had stayed behind in yeshiva?
Why Orthodox Women Get Blind Drunk Way More Than You Think
What would have happened that night to my drunk formerly religious friend if I hadn’t been there?
Liberal Jews Who Turn Their Backs On Rubashkin Are Hypocrites
I couldn’t help but feel slightly giddy. Giddy – and betrayed – by liberal Jews who just could not muster up any excitement.
Hilchos Marijuanakkah
The holiday of lights is super lit. Hanukkah marijuana, or Marijuanakkah, is serious business. Here are the Jewish rules and customs you need to know:
Roy Moore’s Defeat Was Definitely Not A Hanukkah Miracle
The victory of Doug Jones was a small repudiation of our assaulter-in-chief. I am more reluctant to say it was a miracle.
Growing Up Poor, Hanukkah Was A Fraught Time
It’s not that I don’t appreciate acts of generosity. It is that my brain still does not know how to comprehend new wealth that I didn’t earn.