A rabbi and Spock

Where the religious meets the ridiculous (via tomorrow's Forward):

Rabbi Yonassan Gershom’s continuing mission: to find a publisher for “Jewish Themes in ‘Star Trek’ (Where No Rabbi Has Gone Before!)” His goal: to use the mother of all sci-fi franchises to teach people about Judaism.

“As an intellectual, I related with a person like Spock,” Gershom told The Shmooze. “I was what they called an egghead. So I was a Trekkie from very early on.”

I'm actually surprised Gershom's struggling to sell this book. The concept is unique and the title catchy (both clever and cliche). At least in the Christian marketplace, books like this abound. From the Star Wars series alone: Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters, The Gospel According to Star Wars: Faith, Hope and the Force and Star Wars Jesus.