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Jan 6, 2015, 11:50 AM

Feminism is Personal – Don’t Pretend Otherwise

I did not read Avi Woolf’s rebuttal to “Hey Everybody! Let’s Blame Feminism!” because some things need to be read in moderation – conspiracy theories, college term papers, sexy vampire books, anti-GMO articles, whatever your racist cousin keeps posting...

Dec 30, 2014, 10:01 AM

Alan Dershowitz – More Insufferable than a College Student’s Twitter Account

For decades, Alan Dershowitz has cultivated an image as the celebrity attorney defender of Israel. He writes books with titles like Chutzpah and The Case for Israel. He has defended many high-profile clients; always ready for interviews and lectures....

Dec 29, 2014, 10:33 AM

Hey Everybody! Let’s Blame Feminism!

Before I converted, I had allowed a combination of a painful breakup and Kiruv apologetics to convince me that Haredi marriage represented an ideal relationship model. Shomer Negia? Definitely. Dating shouldn’t be about potential sex but the possibility of...

Nov 14, 2014, 9:27 AM

King David and the Spiders from Mars (Introduction)

I promise that I have more things to say about the conversion process. I am currently working on an article about the way potential converts regard Jews who want to inform us of the Noachides, the amazing non-humor of...

Nov 2, 2014, 7:52 AM

Judaism needs a Formal Conversion Process

The Franz Kafka story “Before the Law” depicts a man waiting indefinitely outside a door marked “The Law.” The doorkeeper refuses to let him in. It is only when the man dies that the doorkeeper informs him that the...

Oct 30, 2014, 7:36 AM

On Converting to Judaism in an Exploitive System – Advice for Converts

Rabbi Freundel is not the only rabbi who has used his position to manipulate and harass converts; he is merely the rabbi who was caught re-enacting one of the creepiest scenes from Revenge of the Nerds. Had he confined...

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About Me

Tim Lieder is a freelance writer who lives and works in New York City. He runs Dybbuk Press, an independent publishing house through which he has edited and published 9 titles including She Nailed a Stake Through His Head: Tales of Biblical Terror as well as King David and the Spiders from Mars.