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Transmania
Jewdar has said it before, and we’ll say it again–the US military is not a social experimentation lab. As Donald Trump recently said: Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming …...
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Eli Roth’s “Death Wish” and “White Supremacy”
Jewdar normally does not involve himself in critiquing cultural critics, but every now and then, somebody writes something so egregiously awful that our voice must be heard. In this case, the offender...
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Difficult People’s Passover Premiere
The fraught relationship between political comedy and Trump’s America has inspired no shortage of think pieces. John Hugar of Splitsider claimed that Trump’s rise weakened political satire by taking...
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Introducing: The Heeb Bible Experiment
This is the first installment of a year-long endeavor wherein, week-by-week, we will summarize the Bible story being shared at synagogue so that you can enjoy the story and skip the synagogue....
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If Houston Needs Anything Post-Harvey, It’s Salami
Houston, TX, is still in the early stages of recovery after Hurricane Harvey ripped through coastal Texas, killing dozens and leaving tens of thousands more homeless. To put it mildly, Houston is a...
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That Time Israel Would’ve Eaten Its Own
This post is part of a year-long endeavor wherein, week-by-week, we will summarize the Bible story being shared at synagogue so that you can enjoy the story and skip the synagogue. Deuteronomy 26:1...
View ArticlePlease Caption This Picture of Sebastian Gorka For Us
Hey look! It’s Nazi-adjacent cosplayer Seb Gorka at the holiest site in Judaism. I drove @SebGorka to Israel's #WesternWall in #Jerusalem yesterday. I spent hours talking to him. He is a true friend of...
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When Moses Tried to Quit the Game
This post is part of a year-long project wherein, week-by-week, we will summarize the Bible story being shared at synagogue so that you can skip the synagogue. Deuteronomy 29:9 – 31:30 The Hebrews...
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Inside the Writing Room of Cards Against Humanity
From the outside, the Cards Against Humanity office just looked like a forgotten concrete building in a part of Chicago made for passing through. But walking in was like discovering Versailles in Mary...
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Moses Gets Shafted
This post is part of a year-long project wherein, week-by-week, we will summarize the Bible story being shared at synagogue so that you can skip the synagogue. Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52 The Hebrews...
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The Perilous Pursuit of Sex in the West Bank
Fucking in the center of global, political and religious turmoil can be frustrating, especially when you happen to be a reckless woman in a patriarchal society. But ironically the best sex I’ve ever...
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Comic Con 2017
It has been an extremely busy time for Jewdar, what with the holidays, then more holidays, then more holidays, and somewhere in-between, Comic Con. That created its own stresses, but in a Sukkos...
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Signs You Might Not Want to Create the Heaven and the Earth
This post is part of a year-long project wherein, week-by-week, we write the Bible better than it was in the original. Genesis 1:1 – 6:8 God: Man, it’s dark in here. God creates light. God: Okay,...
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Zach Galifianakis: The Lost Interview
In this 2007 interview by Heeb’s former Editorial Director Rebecca Wiener, Galifianakis discusses his trademark beard, getting a call on his cell phone from Sean Penn, and being thankful for Jewish...
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Lessons for Surviving the Apocalypse
This post is part of a year-long project wherein, week-by-week, we write the Bible better than it was in the original. Genesis 6:9- 11:32 God had been creating the universe for a while now and was...
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Join Our Conspiracy
Some of you have asked how to go about contributing to Heeb and what sorts of stories we’re currently after. Right now, we are looking for writers to publish weekly 600-800 word columns about...
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Suppose This Happened to Your Family Member?
This post is part of a year-long experiment wherein, week-by-week, we write the Bible better than it was in the original. Genesis 12:1- 17:27 Lot is living in Sodom and some angels come passing...
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Elie Wiesel’s Sexual Conduct Might Be Worse Than You Think
Last week a story was published on Medium by a woman alleging that late Holocaust Survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel sexually assaulted her during a 1989 charity event. As Jenny Listman wrote in...
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Wrestling With Grief? Try Camels.
This post is part of a year-long experiment wherein, week-by-week, we write the Bible better than it was in the original. Genesis 23:1 – 25:18 After Sarah dies, Abraham spends an inordinate amount...
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Our Stomachs, Ourselves
This story was written by Justin Rocket Silverman and originally appeared in Heeb’s “Food Issue” (May, 2010). “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz once knew what victory tasted like—kosher pickles. The magazine...
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