All posts by David Gertler
Soapbox Hobo
You’ve probably seen him more often in TV, Movies and other visual media than you have on the street where he belongs. He’s the guy with the sign that says:... Read More »
Bull By Any Other Color
That’s right, it’d still be bull. In an attempt to take a break from the philosophical and creative ideas that have been the basis for most of my posts to... Read More »
The Other Leather Bondage
I, once again, feel I may be going into territory not as family friendly as this site is intended. If your sensibilities are easily offended (or if you think I... Read More »
To Err is Human, To Eruv is Jewish
For the past few weeks I’ve been reporting for the Long Island Jewish World. The big issue that I am covering is the newest eruv debate. You’ve heard the debates... Read More »
Don’t Eat a Peach or Raisins and Almonds because Carrot Juice is Murder
We are on the approach to the Pentecost, also known as Shavuot. On the holiday of Shavuot there is a well known custom not to eat any meat. There is... Read More »
The Touchy Subject
When tackling this issue, all sorts of fun puns come to mind. One needs to be cautious in approach, steady on arrival and only once a comfortable calm has been... Read More »
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 3
In the past few articles, I’ve postulated that people who follow pro-sports do so to try to be part of a team. I’ve also postulated that people holding on to... Read More »
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 2
The Catskill Mountains and Other Jewish Past-Perfect Had-Beens Some of the reasons that the average person follows pro-sports (according to what we discussed) included an internal need to be part... Read More »
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 1
Ask any Jewish Chicago Cubs fan if he finds a connection between his faithfulness to the Cubs and his Judaism. If the answer is not “yes,” then you’ve asked someone... Read More »
The Limits of Freedom
At the Seder we ask a myriad of questions. We are fortunate to have answers for most of our questions. One question however, has two seemingly contradictory answers. In the... Read More »
Knockin’ On Zimmerman’s Door
While my current employment in Jewish entertainment media has come up in my posts from time to time, I’ve never quite had enough gall to publish one of my playlists.... Read More »
Rabbis’ New Role: Wedding Crashers
While those in the Internet reading community may not be aware, Brooklyn rabbis have recently banned marriage. I went undercover to find the story, and I now present my first... Read More »
Being a Heretic in MY Bible
Throughout the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken sarcastically about how the mere act of thinking is considered by some to be heretical. It doesn’t matter what you think; if... Read More »
Being a Heretic, or, How to Disagree With the Talmud
This is the third in a series of articles promoting the idea that people should feel free to come up with their own ways of interpreting biblical verses and Talmudic... Read More »
Esther vs. Kermit: Is it Easy Being Green?
It’s not Easy Being Green (Lyrics : Joe Raposo) (sung by Kermit) It’s not that easy bein’ green; Having to spend each day the color of the leaves. When I... Read More »
The 71 Sided Die
One idea that is thrown around in Jewish thought is that there are seventy different approaches to learning. “Shivim Panim Latorah” (Bemidbar Rabba 13:15). The phrase in its entirety is,... Read More »
The 69 Lost Tribes
This is an open article. I am specifically not being all-inclusive. Please add your comments and knowledge on the issue. I invite the moderators to combine the comments into the... Read More »
The One Thing
When I hear someone who expresses an opinion that is to one extreme or the other, I tend to roll my eyes and dismiss it. No matter how important an... Read More »
