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Episode 25.1 is here!

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We really shouldn’t be making light of plagues these days, but that’s where OMGWTFBIBLE is up to in the Torah, so we don’t really have a choice. This month, meet Rishe Groner, an Australian with a Chabad background and more knowledge about the Torah than David Tuchman or Rashi or God or your Hebrew school teacher could’ve expected.

The third portion of Exodus, which we call “Come,” kicks off with a plague of very annoying insects. But first, Rishe tells us how much of a whirlwind the past month has been. And David invents a Simchat Torah-appropriate parody song on the spot. Listen to it all above!

This episode was recorded at Beauty Bar in New York City.

There are so many ways to listen to Episode 25.1!

You can listen using the SoundCloud thingie above, by downloading here, or on Jewcy here. Explore our SoundCloud and listen to past episodes here.

You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!

Episode 24.4 is here!

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First of all, I need to apologize. For some crazy reason, I thought these were being cross-posted automatically as the episodes were released online. It turns out they weren’t! That won’t happen again, I assure you. So this is part 4 of OMGWTFBIBLE, episode 24! This time around, Y-Love and me finish up Parshat Va’era, the second portion in Exodus, and share our thoughts on the reading.

What does Y-Love think of Moshe’s journey? Can he sum up everything into a singleword? Check it all out above!

Note: Y-Love sang at the live show. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to record his music well enough to share online, so it’s been editing out of the podcast. All the more reason to come to the live show. You never know what you’ll miss!

And if you want to catch up on the first 3 parts of Episode 24, check out the episode page or listen here:



This episode was recorded at Beauty Bar in New York City.

There are so many ways to listen to Episode 24.4!

You can listen using the SoundCloud thingie above, by downloading here, or on Jewcy here. Explore our SoundCloud and listen to past episodes here.

You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!

Episode 23.3 is here!

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Part 3 of Episode 23 is here!  This week, I read even more Bible with Mordechai Levovitz of Jewish Queer Youth, and we cover a number of pressing questions, like: What exactly is Moses’s relationship with Yitro? What does God do when nobody’s around? And why is he so long-winded?

Find out above in this week’s installment, in which Moses is called to SAVE. HIS. PEOPLE.

Also, discover how the Bible inspired Groot.

This episode was recorded at Beauty Bar in New York City.

There are so many ways to listen to Episode 23.3!

You can listen using the SoundCloud thingie above, by downloading here, or on Jewcy here. Explore our SoundCloud and listen to past episodes here.

You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!

Episode 23.2 is here!

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Every time I think about this I confuse myself. In Hebrew, the book of Exodus is called “Shmot”. That translates to “Names” in English. The first portion of Shmot is also called Shmot. So, for my purposes, episode 23 covers Names, the first portion of the book Names. Got it? Good!

Anyway, this is the second installment of episode 23. This time around, me and Mordechai really get into the story, mocking Paraoh’s deviousness and Rashi’s imaginary French accent.

This episode was recorded at Beauty Bar in New York City.

There are so many ways to listen to Episode 23.2!

You can listen using the SoundCloud thingie above or by downloading here. Explore our SoundCloud and listen to past episodes here.

You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!

OMGWTFBIBLE Goes Weekly!

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Exodus begins! And I call it “Names!”

But wait? What’s that? 23.1? Why the decimal? For now on, I’ll be recording an entire Torah portion, or “parsha”, as the Jews call it, each month at one big live show. Then, the very long show will be released as four-part episodes over the course of the month, making this a weekly show!

This episode was recorded at Beauty Bar in New York City.

There are so many ways to listen to Episode 23.1!

You can listen using the SoundCloud thingie above or by downloading here. Explore our SoundCloud and listen to past episodes here.

You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!

No Wives, Only Slaves: Crosspost With SAB

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This is a guest post I wrote for Skeptic’s Annotated Bible. Read the full post here.

OMGWTFBIBLE is a new translation of the entire Hebrew Bible as a comedy. But that doesn’t mean I don’t take my translation very seriously. Beyond all the jokes, in retranslating Genesis, I’ve discovered two trends that reveal the approach to women and property taken in the culture surrounding the text that are not apparent in existing translations.

One of the earliest decisions I made when writing the OMGWTFBIBLE was to maintain an almost megalomaniacal consistency. If a word was translated a particular way, I stuck with that translating, regardless of context or traditional approaches. This led to some striking discoveries in Genesis, particularly regarding the words usually translated as “wife” and “servant.” I discovered that, depending on how the book is translated, nobody gets married in Genesis. And everyone owns slaves. And it’s not a coincidence those two words are so controversial.

Read the rest here.

Episode 22

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Behold! The extra-long Genesis Finale Episode 22 of OMGWTFBIBLE with a whole pile of guests is now available!

This episode was recorded at Beauty Bar in New York City.

There are so many ways to listen to Episode 22!

You can listen using the SoundCloud thingie above or by downloading here. Explore our SoundCloud and listen to past episodes here.

You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!

Episode 21

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Behold! Episode 21 of OMGWTFBIBLE with Michael Malice is now available!

This episode was recorded at Beauty Bar.

There are so many ways to listen to Episode 21!

You can listen using the embed above or here. OMGWTFBIBLE is now on SoundCloud! Explore our SoundCloud here.

You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!

Episode 20 and New Episodes Pages

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Behold! Episode 20 of OMGWTFBIBLE with Leah Vincent is now available!!

This episode was recorded at Beauty Bar.

There are so many ways to listen to Episode 18!

You can listen using the embed above or here. OMGWTFBIBLE is now on SoundCloud! Explore our SoundCloud here.

You can also: subscribe in iTunes, subscribe via RSS, or listen via Stitcher!

ALSO: The episodes pages is now totally overhauled! Each episode now has an individual page, so you can navigate through them all easily and comment on each episode right here on OMGWTFBIBLE.com!

Hear Me at Sermon Slam Tonight!

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SermonSlam is a unique Jewish event, a religious-themed open mic, where anyone can take the stage and deliver a 5-minute sermon, speech, or whatever. Tonight, I’ll be talking about “What We Talk About When We Talk About God” at the freedom-themed SermonSlam in Washington Heights. I’d be delighted if some podcast listeners came to see me! Details are here and below.

SermonSlam Washington Heights
YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood
54 Nagle Avenue
8:00 PM