Jewish Comedy like you’ve never seen:
Frum satire was started simply as a place to my thoughts and ramblings describing nuances within the orthodox Jewish community. I never meant it to get this big, thanks to my weird sense of humor and descriptive writing style it has grown from a little place to save space on my hard drive- to a multi faceted frum Jewish comedy enterprise. I have recently taken to filming my rants and have received good feedback, and am told this a quite unique form of orthodox Jewish comedy.
While I try to make fun of all aspects of the Jewish community, I have come to offend some people, who do not know how to take a joke, that is understandable- I am not trying to offend, I am trying to bring laughs. Like all comedians I do touch on some touchy issues like shomer negia (no pun intended) baal teshuvas, lubavitchers, shidduch dating, charedi chumros and bans, and general everyday occurrences that people think nothing of.
A short bio:
I grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan- otherwise known as the modern orthodox singles capital, I went to modern orthodox day school, and camp moshava. After being thrown out of MDS, I embarked on a spiritual journey that would thrust into the yeshiva world and allow me to hone my abilities to act as a sociologist along the way. After attending a chofetz chaim yeshiva away from home, while still eating milchigs out on trips- I came to understand many aspects of the frum community.
Somewhere along the way I became heavily involved in the outdoors community, I became a hardcore cyclist(I have 3 bikes) got into backpacking, hiking, and kayaking. Then I got a car and started doing crazy road trips that have so far allowed me to drive to every state including Alaska- I have learned a lot about people in general on these escapades and cannot escape my desire to see whats around the next bend or over the next mountain pass. John Steinbeck called it “Insatiable wanderlust.”
I also thanks to friends and my passion for the unknown took up several other interests along my journey of life, these include a huge CD collection that ranges from Coltrane to Public Enemy and a penchant for live jazz, bluegrass, metal and ska- oh and everything in between. Then came my interest in all things related somehow to the industrial revolution- including reading about engineering feats of the era, wandering around old factories, mines, railroad yards and mills. I came to photographing these palaces of yesteryear and got into the architecture of the buildings themselves.
You may be able to tell from this small autobiography that I enjoy a good book, and it happens to be that I do not own a TV and rather have hundreds of books and I am on a first name basis with the folks at my public library. I enjoy reading about the things mentioned above especially wilderness, outdoors, road trip, rural America, hitchhiking stories, hoboing, conservation and environmental type books. I also love Ayn Rand John Krakaur and Edward Abbey. I want to write a book someday- I just need the motivation.
Sorry ladies- I am not single!
For more about me you can friend me on facebook (I have several photo albums)- I am listed as “frum satire” or you can visit my youtube collection of my own videos and some funny mostly Jewish comedy videos I have compiled. Or you can email me frumsatire@gmail.com
Keywords for this site are- frum satire, Jewish comedy, Jewish humor, frum funny, orthodox Jewish comedy, jokes, poking fun, frummies, shadchuns, shidduch dating, shomer negiah, shomer negia, baal teshuva, chassidic, chassidim, charedim, haredi, chumros, chumras, bans, comedy blog, Jewish comedian.
17 responses so far ↓
Jon // Aug 12, 2007 at 6:38 pm
As a sociologist you would probably find this story interesting. There is a gypsy conman in Miami Beach who is passing himself off as a Jew. He has legally changed his name to “Dov Bear Smirnoff.” The bastard is wreaking havoc on the community and has taken advantage of countless people. He was most recently written about in the Florida Jewish News: http://floridajewishnews.com/News/South_Florida/%E2%80%9CBeware_of_Bear,%E2%80%9D_Blogger_Warns_200708101344/
You can also read about him here: http://www.freewebs.com/bear-smirnoff/
I noticed that one of the most popular searches on your website was for “Dov Bear Smirnoff” which indicates that people in the community were suspicious of this guy and were trying to find out more about him. For instance, go here http://frumsatire.wordpress.com/2006/08/ and you’ll see that at least three people searched for his name. We are trying to expose this guy down here in Florida and would like to close doors to him everywhere in the Jewish community.
Thanks for you help.
california // Sep 7, 2007 at 6:52 pm
I really admire your writing. You are one of the few original and interesting frum people around and that is a blessing. Always be yourself. The girl who gets to marry you is a lucky girl.
saucy craft // Oct 18, 2007 at 5:19 pm
We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out. Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
guts-griping accountant // Oct 19, 2007 at 7:09 pm
All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl — Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), in My Autobiography (1964)
JoJo // Oct 20, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Your archives page doesnt work.
Hesh // Oct 20, 2007 at 11:18 pm
I know and have no idea, nor does my web designer know how to eradicate the issues.
But if you would go either to the categories, months or Here- http://frumsatire.net/list-of-all-posts/
You will see my true archives, its interesting because I cannot figure out how to remove the archives page from the top bar.
Insane pocket // Oct 22, 2007 at 4:20 am
If electricity comes from electrons, does that mean that morality comes from morons? — Unknown
clouted rally // Oct 22, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Death is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you — Woody Allen
pribbling antibody // Oct 24, 2007 at 1:26 am
A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic — Joseph Stalin
steve // Jan 17, 2008 at 9:54 am
It’s interesting and kind of obscene that one the Google ads, on your website, is a Jews for Jesus link. I realize you have no control over Google ads, but…………..
Ari Roth // Mar 28, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Hey Hesh,
I figured this would be the place to get the latest news and perspective on our friend Ted Larry Floyd infiltrating the frima Lakewood community (oy, vey!).
That dude is awesome!
Hesh // Mar 28, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Dude that guy is da man- the whole story is hilarious.
Lilly // May 13, 2008 at 11:15 am
write about Yu!
James // May 13, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Yea, Write about YU!
Gustave // May 13, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Word!
redhead // May 29, 2008 at 11:51 pm
You remind me of a frum-Joel Chasnoff. Being in Jewish comedy I’m sure you’ve heard of him. He’s amazing. And you’re pretty funny yourself. Keep it up, this blog is quite entertaining.
Anon // May 30, 2008 at 1:37 am
What is with this obsession with YU? I have a feeling its the same guy posting under different aliases all across your site.
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