Behold! Episode 12 of OMGWTFBIBLE with Elissa Goldstein is now available!!
This episode was recorded at 2A, which is an awesome place and also hosts the great Fiction Addiction series. You should go there if you’re in town!
There are so many ways to listen to Episode 12!
You can listen in YouTube above or here.
Direct link is here.
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Remember Matthew Stillman, author of that erotic version of Genesis? Well, some jerk decided to track him down and spraypaint “Blasphmy” on his stoop. Please don’t do this to me! Also, the only blasphemy here is the missing “e”.
(Picture from DNAinfo.)
If you’ve been listening, you shouldn’t be surprised that God is kind of a cheeky character.
Behold! Episode 10 of OMGWTFBIBLE with Ari Schwab is now available!!
This episode was recorded at the Magnet Theater and it was spectacular! We talked all about growing up Jewish, beloved children’s book, and sibling rivalry. I hope you enjoy it!
There are so many ways to listen to Episode 11!
Direct link is here.
You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!
Using the extensive data from the Skeptic’s Annotated Bible, Daniel Taylor has created this beautiful visualization of most of the Bible’s many contradictions. I say “most” because every reading of the Bible gives us new and fun contradictions we never thought we’d find.
Enjoy this thing! Click around! Bring it to shul! Share it with your Rabbi!
Behold! Episode 10 of OMGWTFBIBLE with Ariel Abrahams is now available!!
This episode is the second one recorded at Double Wide Bar and it sure was a doozy! You should go there if you’re in town!
There are so many ways to listen to Episode 10!
Direct link is here.
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In Episode 10, I mention that Rivka, the woman given to Yitzchak, was only 3 years old when Avraham’s anonymous slave found her (at least according to some traditions). Before the episode, I read a few excerpts from “Kind Little Rivka,” a cheerful children’s book that treats this union as though it’s a totally normal, OK thing. If you want to read this twisted book, order it here!
I first heard about “Kind Little Rivka” in a very thoughtful blog post by Eli Federman in the Jewish Daily Forward, in which he puts the story in perspective, quoting modern statistics about child brides:
I never expected a kids book to glorify underage marriage. Children are enslaved in marriages, abused, tortured and killed. According to the organization Girls Not Brides, every year an estimated “14 million girls are married before they turn 18. Robbed of their childhood, denied their rights to health, education and security.”
In the book, Rivka helps a blind woman, gives up her seat, and waters thirsty animals.
These are all benign acts of kindness — but they culminate in a 3-year-old girl’s marriage to a man 10 times her age. I don’t want my little daughter thinking that underage marriage, in any context, is ever acceptable. Period.
You should read the rest of the article. It’s a very interesting take from an observant Jew on what happens when people transmit the unseemlier parts of the Bible to their children.
Episode 10 is in the can! Last night was a hell of a lot of fun. As always, the folks behind the scenes at the Double Wide were nice as can be, incredibly helpful, and just generally great to work with. John and I are working diligently to clean it up and get it ready for your downloading and listening pleasure by August 5.
Last night, though, I shared some very exciting news with the audience. In August, OMGWTFBIBLE will have the honor of being part of the Test Drive series at the Magnet Theater–one of the top improv comedy theaters in New York. The Magnet uses Test Drive to find shows to add to their regular schedule. So if the next episode goes well, OMGWTFBIBLE could find a new home at the Magnet Theater. This would mean a wider audience, a space designed specifically for comedy, and, more importantly, a better show. If OMGWTFBIBLE becomes a Magnet show, I’ll be working with the artistic director there to give you a show that’s even funnier, tighter, and more insightful than it already is. Continue reading
For some reason, when I first started telling people about this show, I was surprised when they took offense at its name.
“Isn’t that a little disrespectful?” they usually ask, referring to my use of an f-bomb in such close proximity to “Bible.” “Don’t you think you’ll offend people with that?”
If I’m feeling flippant, I’ll tell them that if they’re offended by the name, OMGWTFBIBLE is not for them. The “fuck” in the title is a built-in mechanism for weeding out those who might not be so into this show.
Usually, that’s enough for people, and I’ll go find someone else on the subway car to give a sticker. And, while that reason is true, there’s a deeper thought behind this show’s name that deserves longer elucidation here. Continue reading
OMGWTFBIBLE’s second show at Double Wide!
I’m happy to announce that Episode 10 will be happening on July 29 (a little late this month due to the fast day and all) at Double Wide!
This month, I’ll be joined by Ariel Abrahams, a brilliant artist, who’s been exploring alternative approaches to Judaism on his own.
We’ll start with Chapter 13, and I guarantee you one thing: THERE WILL BE STEW.
Details and links below:
OMGWTFBIBLE Episode 10
Double Wide Bar
505 E. 12th Street
7:00 PM
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