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Jun 4, 2017, 9:00 PM

As a Matter of Mendel

On a recent episode of a Jewish podcast I listen to, the youngest of the three hosts proudly announced her new nephew’s Hebrew name: Mendel. She said that the baby was being named for his grandfather, Milton, so they...

Apr 26, 2017, 7:17 PM

Sixth Grade Bourdain

One of my sixth grade Hebrew students has the last name Bourdain*. Logically, his more humorous and (at that age) inherently facetious classmates have decided to start calling him Anthony Bourdain, after the famous television chef. (How kids find...

Apr 18, 2017, 1:06 AM

The reason the Israelites were in the desert for 40 years was that they, like all of us, learn very slowly

Apr 11, 2017, 5:58 PM

Next year in Jerusalem

For generations in Diaspora, Pesach beckoned a call from the Jewish people looking to a day when we could celebrate our freedom in our homeland: "Next year in Jerusalem!" Since 1948 we have technically been able to do just...

Apr 10, 2017, 9:13 AM

The Everyday Reality of the Ten Plagues

Plague is a word we rarely hear in our everyday lives, except in history lessons about Medieval Europe or hyperbolic vitriol on our TV screens. Yet, think both of the context of Exodus as well as your own day to...

Mar 30, 2017, 8:11 PM

Branding Advice for Branded Judaism

It has come to my attention that Judaism is for sale now, or so reports Jennifer Miller at Bloomberg in her profile of several young entrepreneurs literally selling out the Jewish faith and culture. Well, as a former brand and advertising...

Mar 26, 2017, 8:21 PM

The Wrong Kind of Mensch

If you kept up with the 2017 World Baseball Classic, which the United States won on March 22, you might have caught a surprise early on: the Israeli baseball team. Against the odds, Team Israel donned blue and white...

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About Me

Gregory Uzelac is a writer, comedian, and artist from New York City whose plays, films, and essays range in genre from science fiction to satire, but mostly focus on culture critique and identity politics. He holds B.A in Radio, Television, and Film & Asian Studies from Northwestern University. www.guzelac.com