Friday Godbytes: Geeky Menorahs; Atheist Scorecard for Presidential Candidates; Christmas Lights!

Everyone is working on a newfangled menorah these days. Google may have gotten some flack this week for not making a Hanukkah “Google Doodle,” but they made sure folks knew about the lava-lamp menorah in their offices (at left). There are other techie menorahs too, such as this robotic menorah and even a “digital” menorah […]

Everyone is working on a newfangled menorah these days. Google may have gotten some flack this week for not making a Hanukkah “Google Doodle,” but they made sure folks knew about the lava-lamp menorah in their offices (at left). There are other techie menorahs too, such as this robotic menorah and even a “digital” menorah made out of a circuit board. (you can see how they made it here) For the curious, you can enjoy a whole list of off-beat (and often geeky) menorahs here.

Jewish rappers are all over the news these days, with Forbes even putting out an entire article on the best Jewish rappers of all time.

Have you ever thought of Protestant Reformation hero Martin Luther as “going viral?” Well, apparently he did – 16th century style.


Atheist blogger Hemant Mehta is talking about a scorecard for 2012 Presidential Candidate Scorecard – for Atheists! As you might imagine, some of them don’t score all that highly…

Ever wondered what goes on inside the brain of a Buddhist monk? Apparently a lot.

Finally, since we did Menorahs and mosque lights this week, your Video of the Day is you annual dose of Awesome Christmas Lights Set To Techno Beats-ness:

Holdman Christmas Light Show 2010 from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

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