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09: What’s So Funny?
In this issue, Alef wants to know “What’s So Funny?”, as we explore Jewish jokes, Jewish comics, and Jewish humor.
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08: The Sex Issue
In this issue, we’ll look at sex from unique Jewish angles, and we’ll also hear some classic stories about the sexual angst that most of us have endured at one point or another. After all, we’re all human. From Jewish grandfathers giving advice on shedding the V-card, to the world of Jewish burlesque, to steamy hookups with Israeli soldiers on Birthright Israel trips, this is guaranteed to be one sexy issue.
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07: The Love Issue
When we originally wracked our brains about what to call Issue #7 we came up with a strategy that was sure to knock the socks off our readers: call Issue #7 “Sexless Love” and then follow it up with Issue #8, “Loveless Sex.” What could be more interesting for the two weeks leading up to Valentines Day, we thought, than to take the two qualities generally considered in modern society to comprise a healthy relationship, and pull them apart?
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06: Jews and Sports
In this issue, we explore the relationship between Jews, sports, and yes, even tailgating.
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If You Ask Me…
Just what is “Jewish humor” anyways? Is it an overbearing mother? A traumatic dating life? Comedian Mitch Rothenberg shares his thoughts.
My Father’s Name was Lewis Lander
Sure, we’ve all heard of people who have their “father’s eyes” or their “mother’s cheeks.” Here, Ian shares how he inherited something a little less obvious – a sense of humor, thanks to his dad, Big Lew
The Set Up
Sometimes the funniest Jewish jokes aren’t the ones we tell, they’re the ones we live. For example, take this author’s dating life (please.)
Falling for Funny Guys
They say the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. For women, however, the best route might be through the funny-bone…
Do You Have The Touch?
A few weeks ago, I went on a date with someone who was Shomer Negiah, meaning, someone who doesn’t engage in physical contact with members of the opposite sex. The expectation of no touching was there from the start of the date, but the thought of not being able to even hug him was a turn-off for me.
What Comes First?
What comes first, love or sex? When Yocheved moved to New York from a Chassidic community in the Midwest, she knew exactly where she stood on this issue. Now she is the brain behind a new documentary about premarital intimacy in Judaism.
An Unorthodox Coming Out Story
When I tell other people in the LGBTQ community that the first place I came out was in my religious community, their reactions tend to range from surprise to disbelief.
The Foreskin, and the Man Behind It
I suppose I was a little naive, but I always assumed that the act of circumcision, with its roots steeped in biblical Jewish tradition, was so commonplace that running into an uncircumcised penis was about as likely as getting hit by lightning — certainly not unheard-of, but not something that happens every day.
The Virgin Chronicles
By 20, his virginity had gone from being that annoying family member your mom forces you to speak with during Passover dinner to the unwelcome friend you have crashing on your couch who traces your movements with sleepy eyes every time you walk into the kitchen to get a bowl of cereal in the morning.
It Takes More Than Making Out
When I graduated high school sexually inactive, my grandfather was terribly disappointed. “This is because you went to Catholic school,” he told me. “They messed you up.”
Jewish Identity Through Burlesque
It’s the second night of Hanukkah, and I’m sitting at the bar, eating greasy potato latkes and staring at naked Jewish women. I knew there was an active burlesque scene in New York City, but never checked it out until I was invited to “Menorah Horah” in December.
The Love of the Game
Imagine yourself playing an amazing game with a partner. Perhaps it’s a high-energy game of tennis at the Australian Open, or a game of chess on an antique chess board with stone-carved pieces. The game is only as good as the people playing it. What does your partner look like?
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