I love my temple! They couldn’t be more supportive of the upcoming release of Seltzertopia. In fact, this year’s annual Purim debate will be none other than  Seltzer vs. Manischewitz. Guess which side I’m on… Wish us luck!Read More →

Tonight I had a blast “competing” on Stephen J. Dubner’s (of Freakonomics Radio) new podcast, Tell Me Something I Don’t Know. With guest host Alex Guarnaschelli, the Food Network personality and chef at Butter, I and four others presented at Symphony Space before a packed house, each sharing something weRead More →

This week I was delighted to do a reading from my manuscript in Pittsburgh – a city that plays a central role in my book – at the wonderful Center for PostNatural History. Here’s a video walk-through of the museum (no audio): And here’s the full audio from the talk,Read More →

At 10 p.m. EST this evening, if the fates allow, I will be reading the draft of the opening section from my book project, Give Me Seltzer. More information on the event, and a link to the text, here. Below will be the live video of my reading, followed byRead More →

I recently finished a draft of the opening to my book, Give Me Seltzer, and I am excited to be sharing it, for the first time, this Thursday, at an online book reading. I will leave up the video of the reading, and the full text, for one week. IfRead More →

I recently spoke before a wonderful congregation in Great Barrington, Ma. Here are two excerpts from the talk. The following is an excerpt from Give Me Seltzer at a reading I did in August of 2010 in Great Barrington, MA. It’s called The Blizzard of 2010. It was the firstRead More →