Welcome to the TrekJews newsletter! So nu, here goes the first trivia teaser from my new book: In what TOS episode does Captain Kirk make a "My son, the ...
It was with deepest sorrow that I learned of the tragic explosion of the space shuttle Columbia. Because it happened on the Sabbath (when I do not watch TV) I...
(This is a message from the TREKJEWS list that you joined on Yahoo, for updates on the book "Where No Rabbi Has Gone Before.") To all my fellow Trekkers: It's...
Fellow Jewish Trekkers: Every now and then I must thin out my home library, or I'd have to move out of the house! There's not much SF in this year's auction, ...
Trek Trivia question #4: Was the celebration of Hanukkah ever mentioned in canonical Trek? (scroll down for the answer) No. If you have heard otherwise, you...
(This is the "trekjews" monthly newsletter you signed up for on Yahoo Groups) Coming soon -- TREKJEWS.COM I have purchased the domain name trekjews.com, and am...
Greetings fellow Trekkers and other gentlebeings: For this month's newsletter, I am sending you a sneak- preview excerpt from "Where No Rabbi Has Gone Before."...
(This is the Trekjews newsletter you signed up for on Rabbi Gershom's website, rabbigershom.com or on Yahoo! Groups.) Dear fellow Trekkers: It's been a while...
My apologies for the typos in that last mailing. In re-formatting for the email, some letters at the beginnings of words dropped out when I removed the "hard...
Greetings, fellow Trekkers! I hope someone out there can help me solve a mystery: In David Alexander's official biography of Gene Roddenberry, "Star Trek...
Dear fellow Trekkers: Tonight (Weds. September 15) marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. (It's 5765 on our calendar.) For those of you...
Greetings, fellow Trekkers! At long last, there is a definitely Jewish character in the Star Trek universe -- if you include the novels, that is. As we all...
Greetings, fellow Trekkers -- The long-promised website, trekjews.com, is finally up and running. (There are some advantages to living here in siberial...
Greetings, fellow Trekkers! In the Dec/04 issue of the Trekjews newsletter, I discussed the 2003 novel, "Well of Souls," which features the clearly Jewish...
In what Star Trek movie can you hear a character speak Yiddish? Answer: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Really! In this movie, as you will recall, the...
Greetings, fellow Trekkers! For this edition of the Trekjews newsletter, I will explore Spock's vegetarianism as a possible metaphor for kashrut (the Jewish...
Shalom/peace to everyone: If you have been following the news about hurricanes Katrina and Rita, you know that thousands of people and animals were stranded...
Greetings fellow Trekkers! Tonight is the beginning of Passover, the 8-day Jewish holiday that commemorates the journey of the Jewish people from Egyptian...
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....
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...
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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...
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...
