It's hockey season! What does that have to do with Judaism? More than you think.

Not only are there actual professional Jewish hockey players (men and women) who play professional hockey, but there are also heretofore unexplored connections between Judaism and hockey.

Is hockey the most Jewish sport of all time? Can a Jewish mother abide her son being a Devil? Will the Sharks ever win again?

How do we answer these questions? We ask a rav. So, listen in and all will be explained.

#hockey

#RearPewMirror

#JewishHumor

The few. The proud. The people present for the start of Shabbat services – P'sukei D'Zimra.

Billy Joel's signature song, Piano Man, is about nine o'clock on a Saturday (night). Now's your chance to hear an early version of the song, about nine o'clock on a Saturday (morning), in this fitting musical tribute to the unheralded, unheard leaders of P'sukei D'Zimra – P'sukei Man.

#JewishHumor

#RearPewMirror

#PianoMan

#BillyJoel

Just when you thought it was safe to read again...

On the heels of the near-success of our first collection – Rear Pew Mirror: Reflections From the Back of the Sanctuary – comes a second volume for your enjoyment.

Rear Pew Mirror II: The Wrath of Columns contains over 30 satirical selections to help you escape the world we live in.

This volume includes a glossary so you don't need Google to understand exactly how hilarious the book is. (Including the glossary itself.)

What's more, the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is hosting a book launch event on Tuesday, November 19th. You can attend in person or online! Register now!

For more information and links from which to purchase, go to https://rearpewmirror.com/ or find it on Amazon.

#RearPewMirror

#JewishHumor

Jewish opera. Sounds crazy, no?

No! While not in the high percentages of Jewish composers or content in stage musicals or Christmas songs, there's more than no Jewish presence in the operatic ouvre.

Coincident to my performing in Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors, here's a quick review.

Warning: Several pronunciations were harmed in the making of this podcast.

#Opera

#JewishHumor

#RearPewMirror

#Halevi

#Verdi

#Queen

#ANightattheOpera

#ADayattheRaces

#Meyerbeer

#Elton John

#Offenbach

What do Star Trek, Moses, and a large iron statue overlooking Birmingham have in common?

In honor of the 120th birthday of Vulcan (that large iron statue), you can find out here.

#Moses

#Vulcan

#Birmingham

#StarTrek

What if Tevye finally became a rich man?

What if he got everything he mentions in his infamous song?

What would the Homeowners Association have to say?

In honor of my playing Tevye once again, summer of 2024, we reveal the answers to these questions.

#FiddlerOnTheRoof

#RearPewMirror

#JewishHumor

Should the third book of the Bible be called Leviticus or Laughiticus? You be the judge, but beware of Almighty combustion. Lord knows we need to.

Some things in Leviticus are no laughing matter, but don't hold that against all of it – even though it tries to prohibit who you can hold certain things of yours against.

And what does Leviticus have to do with The Beatles, Rodney Dangerfield, and Mets baseball? There's one way to find out.

#RearPewMirror

#JewishHumor

#Torah

#Leviticus

#Leprosy

#RodneyDangerfield

As Passover looms large, we make room for the bread of affliction by finishing the last of our annual bread of addiction. We have to finish all the Girl Scout Cookies.

Here you'll hear a few actual, legitimate facts about the Jewish origins of Girl Scout Cookies, and the still-to-be-disproven connections between various GSC varietals and Passover.

Warning: Listening to this episode during Passover can make the eight days feel longer to your stomach.

Don't forget, we have a new book! Rear Pew Mirror: Reflections From the Back of the Sanctuary is now available in paperback and Kindle. It's the first collection based on our column (just like this podcast), with 29 satirical selections for your escapist entertainment.

For more information and links from which to purchase, go to https://rearpewmirror.com/, or hunt around on Amazon.

#RearPewMirror

#JewishHumor

#GirlScoutCookies

#Passover

#Pesach

#Tagalongs

#Trefoils

Every day is some number of shopping days til Chanukah!

Instead of braving after-Christmas sales, or any sales ever, you can benefit from the return of our first-annual Chanukah Gift Guide. To keep it simple for you, it has just one item in it.

Completely unrelated... We have a new book! Rear Pew Mirror: Reflections From the Back of the Sanctuary is now available in paperback and Kindle. It's the first collection based on our column (just like this podcast!), with 29 satirical selections for your escapist entertainment.

For more information and links from which to purchase, go to https://rearpewmirror.com/, or hunt around on Amazon.

#RearPewMirror

#JewishHumor

#Dreidel

#Chanukah

#Hanukkah

Who named the weekly Torah readings? What were they thinking? Not about clarity of the readings' contents, that's for sure.

Join us as we explore the names of the five books of the Torah and the names of each weekly parshah. After this, anything else in the Torah will be far more comprehensible by comparison.

Also... We have a book! Rear Pew Mirror: Reflections From the Back of the Sanctuary is now available in paperback and Kindle. It's the first collection based on our column, with 29 satirical selections for your escapist entertainment. For more information, go to https://rearpewmirror.com/, or hunt around on Amazon.

#RearPewMirror

#JewishHumor

#Parshah

#Torah