The only vacations that my family ever took together in my teenage and adult years were on Pesach (Passover). My father would usually start bitching to us in February about finding a cheap hotel that was as far away from Florida as possible, so we could go away for the whole pesach and not have to deal with the cleaning nightmares that plague all people who are not homeless.
Even though I never thought much of Florida, I always wanted to see the infamous Pesach hotel scene that took place there every year. It was a eshiva guys dream to walk along the boardwalk and be surrounded by a bunch of half naked semi-orthodox girls. I would always hear the stories about parties that everyone got some, and how the frummies were “not so” frummy at pesach in Miami. There were always these famous ones about how the women would wear a two piece bikini with a snood or sheitle, I still have not confirmed this yeshiva guy urban legend.
Though we never got to go, my father always debated going to Israel for pesach. He would comb the papers for those all inclusive packages with meals and airfare, but to our chagrin he always came up empty handed. It was always out of our price range and when it was in our price range it was sold out. After attending yeshiva in Israel I wanted to go even more, due to the fact that I would bring my bike and just ride the whole time.
Once again this year we are looking through all the ads in the Jewish Press and Jewish Week and I came across this, which caught my eye, because many of the ads in the papers say in fine lettering that the package only includes sedarim and a few dinners or something. Check This Out!
19 responses so far ↓
1 Ari // Jan 28, 2008 at 1:06 am
Israel is a good value for the money on Pesach — considerably cheaper for room & board than Miami, Catskills, Arizona and California. Go for it, if you can.
2 anonymous // Jan 28, 2008 at 1:32 am
check out the hotels in europe too (e.g., cannes; switzerland). much cheaper than the us
3 Dave // Jan 28, 2008 at 5:09 am
Even with the cost of the flights thrown in, its still cheaper to go to Israel for Pesach than it is any hotel in the US!
4 ari // Jan 28, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I just got back from Florida. It’s yeshiva vacation week, so it is packed with the heimish brothers and sisters.
I saw a frum girl with her hair covered in a wrap wearing a bikini and tanning. It was surreal and very stimulating. Is there such thing as a covered hair fetish?
5 ari // Jan 28, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Btw, it was a string bikini.
6 Anonymous // Jan 28, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I was in Florida as well last week & couldn’t believe what we (my wife & I) saw. frum boys & girls (not dressed Tzniut) fooling around/ making out as well as woman wearing very skimpy bikinis WITH their hair covered tanning & flirting.. (it was at a water park for kids)
7 Anonymous // Jan 28, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I do think it is a real issue, but besides for the girls & woman being dressed not tzniusdik which is their fault 100%!! the boys/guys are at fault for hanging out with them, flirting & bad things like that!
8 Left Brooklyn and never looked back // Jan 28, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Ari, get any pictures? And since I don’t wear my hair covered you wouldn’t spot me
BTW, Israel is the best bet for Pesach (and you get kitnyot too)!!
9 Mindy // Jan 28, 2008 at 10:34 pm
RIDICULOUS that our schools are doing such a porr job of training us that we would do such things. WHERE IS OUR ******PRIDE******?????
10 GB // Jan 28, 2008 at 11:59 pm
For all you nature lovers: THE most beautiful Pesach resort is in Llao-Llao, on the Argentina/Chile Patagonia border. A wealthy Jew owns the area’s foremost 5-star resort, and he hands it over to Chabad for Pesach. There is even a kosher mikvah in the hotel. http://www.foresttravel.com/Vacation+Center/Pesach+at+Llao+Llao/
And it’s next to a national park and lake with amazing hiking, boating, etc.
“The resort is located in the spectacular natural landscapes of Patagonia, in Nahuel Huapi National Park. Llao Llao is surrounded by majestic Andean mountain peaks, crystalline lakes, rivers, and colorful larch and cypress forests. The hotel is 1,600 kms. (995 miles) from Buenos Aires, 36 kms. (22 miles) from San Carlos de Bariloche Airport, 28 kms. (17 miles) from Cerro Catedral Ski Center, and 500 mts. (540 yds.) from Puerto Pañuelo, for all Lake Crossing to Chile and lake-tours depart.”
11 ari // Jan 29, 2008 at 5:54 am
@Left Brooklyn and never looked back,
I wish I had my camera! Also, don’t worry about me checking you out. It’s not as hot without the hair covered.
Oh and BROOKLYN RULES!!!
12 ice Horse // Jan 29, 2008 at 11:06 am
Hesh, the florida rumours are true. I was hanging out at the eden rock on collins ave on the second days of Yom Tov and this young married woman in a snood was getting fucked in the ass by a goat while being facefucked by a big hairy nigger in front of everyone. What a chillul hashem!
13 Left Brooklyn and never looked back // Jan 29, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Ice Horse, a bit of decorum please!!!!
14 ice Horse // Jan 29, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Sorry, about the above comment
15 Collins Avenue Rocks!!! // Jan 29, 2008 at 8:57 pm
The eden roc is closed for renovations at the moment- now i know why lol!
16 nuch a looser // Jan 30, 2008 at 1:51 am
another straight ticket to hell hesh…
17 utubefan // Jan 30, 2008 at 2:46 am
There is a kosher bed and breakfast in Costa Rica, beautiful place. I wonder if you can do Pesach there. Not going to be socially stimulating, but hike and bikeworthy.
P.S. One of my all time favorite frummy/bum stories is 22 years old which proves how old the scene is. Picture it: Miami, Yeshiva Break, three single girls at the Days Inn on Collins. One girl who we picked up accidentally because her cousin had to cancel last minute decides to spend the day at the pool in an orange bikini–we of Prospect Park and BYA fame. The rest of us demure. Next morning–where is she? She has gotten up early to go to Vasikin Minyan as she tries to do as often as possible. Comes back to the room to say extra Tehilim.
18 heshman // Jan 30, 2008 at 4:13 am
So instead of a tefilin date, for women its a vasikin date, maybe for great some folks it could be tikkun chatzos dates and for some tehilim dates.
19 Mindy // Jan 31, 2008 at 2:41 am
You know what’s sad? How we don’t see this kind of behavior as oxymoronical anymore. sadly enough, I have to say I understand this way of thinking….
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