Search the web
Sign In
New User? Sign Up
trekjews · Jewish Themes in Star Trek

Group Information

  • Members: 153
  • Category: Judaism
  • Founded: Jan 23, 2003
  • Language: English
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Message search is now enhanced, find messages faster. Take it for a spin.

Best of Y! Groups

   Check them out and nominate your group.
Stay up to speed on the latest Groups news and updates, visit the Groups blog today!

Home

 

Activity within 7 days:

Description

NEW BOOK COMING SOON from Rabbi Yonassan Gershom: You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy my upcoming book, Jewish Themes in Star Trek, a well-researched and reader-friendly journey into Jewish themes, actors, in-jokes, etc. in Trekdom. Dedicated to the memory of Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut in space, and his six crewmates, who perished aboard the space shuttle Columbia in February 2003.

Inspired by a class I once taught at the Minneapolis Talmud Torah, the book explores such things as: The Jewish origin of the Vulcan salute (read excerpt) ; how Vulcan culture is based on rabbinical Judaism; Do the Romulans resemble modern Israelis? Is Worf really a Klingon version of a ba'al tshuvah? Plus: proof positive that the Ferengi were based on Yankee traders, not the Jews! Over ten years in the making, the manuscript is finally done, and when it comes out, this list will be the first to know.

[Note: I'm still looking for a publisher. (My previous publisher did not want it because it is out of their genre.) If you are an editor interested in acquiring this title, contact my literary agent, Jim Cypher, at: jimcypher@prodigy.net] I am also considering self-publishing. You can express your preferences for which book format would be best in the poll here.]

So nu, sign up now for this occasional newsletter to get advanced publication info, sneak previews, Jewish Trek Trivia questions, book reviews, etc., plus links to more Jewish Trek sites. [NOTE: This is not an Orthodox list. I happen to be a Breslover Hasid, but, as a lifelong Trekker, I also respect IDIC (diversity). Live long and prosper.]

Most Recent Messages

  (View All)
(Group by Topic)
Advanced
   Start Topic
Rabbi Gershom appears in a major documentary film
Rabbi Yonassan Gershom (owner of the TrekJews list you signed up for) recently appeared in the following 2007 documentary, which you can now view for free on
Posted - Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:46 pm
Rabbi Yonassan Gershom
gershom613
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email
Jewish Trek book update, Rabbi Gershom ebook on Hanukkah and non-vi
Season's greetings, fellow Trekkers! It's been three years since I first posted about my book, "Jewish Themes in Star Trek." Can you believe there are still
Posted - Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:58 pm
yonassan gershom
gershom613
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email
New poll for trekjews
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the trekjews group: Rabbi Gershom, author of Jewish Themes in Star Trek," is looking into the
Posted - Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:45 pm
trekjews@yahoogroups....
Send Email Send Email
Animated Series to be released on DVD Nov 21 -- finally!
To all my fellow Trekkers: Just a quick note to tell you that the entire Animated Series -- all 22 episodes -- will be released on a 4-DVD set on November 21.
Posted - Fri Sep 8, 2006 4:19 am
yonassan gershom
gershom613
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email
Passover greetings -- from a Trekker iconoclast
Greetings fellow Trekkers! Tonight is the beginning of Passover, the 8-day Jewish holiday that commemorates the journey of the Jewish people from Egyptian
Posted - Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:19 pm
Rabbi Yonassan Gershom
gershom613
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email
Add trekjews to your personalized My Yahoo! page Add to My Yahoo! XML What's This?

Message History

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 1
2006 1 1 2
2005 1 1 1 1 1
2004 1 1 2 1 1 1
2003 1 1 1 1 1
What is Yahoo! Answers?

Yahoo! Answers, a new Yahoo! community, is a question and answer exchange where the world gathers to share what they know...and make each other's day. People can ask questions on any topic, and help others out by answering their questions.

What is Yahoo! Answers?

Yahoo! Answers, a new Yahoo! community, is a question and answer exchange where the world gathers to share what they know...and make each other's day. People can ask questions on any topic, and help others out by answering their questions.

Questions in Society & Culture > Religion & Spirituality

  • Questions are currently unavailable.

Want to help answer other questions? Go to Yahoo! Answers

Group Email Addresses


Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines - Help