Archive - Jello Menorah

An Entire Museum for One Painting

A weekend read, an escape from the news.

Nov 15 •

David Zvi Kalman

October 2024

This Shabbat, pray for the electorate

We pray for our elected leaders, but not the people who elect them. This must change.

Oct 31 •

David Zvi Kalman

Gershom’s Golem

By guest contributor Elie Lichtschein

Oct 30 •

David Zvi Kalman

Why don't Jews write horror stories?

Can a people be too traumatized to fantasize about fear?

Oct 29 •

David Zvi Kalman

🎧 The Secret Synagogue Tapes

For decades, people have secretly recorded synagogue services. Why?

Oct 23 •

David Zvi Kalman

Why does Sukkot always feel fake?

"Back to nature" movements, like camping, remind us that "nature" is full of contradictions.

Oct 22 •

David Zvi Kalman

Why I'm shutting down AtoneNet

After eleven years, the site is out of step with the modern internet.

Oct 8 •

David Zvi Kalman

His people were everywhere. There was nowhere to run. Didn't he know that?

Oct 7 •

David Zvi Kalman

🎧 Jewish Music for Brothels

Can sacred music survive outside of its context?

Oct 1 •

David Zvi Kalman

September 2024

Should you take an edible on Shabbat?

The pros and cons of an emergent practice, and what they say about how we think about this "day of rest."

Sep 18 •

David Zvi Kalman

July 2024

Introducing: Belief in the Future

A podcast about technology and religion

Jul 2 •

David Zvi Kalman

June 2024

The Violence of Sinai

The first rule of Judaism is that we never asked for any of this.

Jun 5 •

David Zvi Kalman

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