In my life, the average wedding within my extended circle of family and friends appears to take place every six months. The age-old gripe about Orthodox weddings all being the same, with the same food, music, circle dancing, may be…
Category: questions
What do you think of kosher restaurants that are open on shabbos?
I ate at Cafe Viva on the upper west side last night, I have heard countless people rave to me about their pizza, and so I decided to pay them a visit before an event I went to at the…
What do you think of Holocaust humor?
For most folks there is no connection between humor and the Holocaust, but it seems to be becoming more widely accepted. The Producers is hilarious and it came out in 1968 – only 23 years after the camps were liberated,…
What bracha do transgendered folks say?
If you are transgendered and you aren’t a man or a woman, what bracha do you say in the morning? You cant say shelo asoni kirtzono or shelo asoni isha, so do you say both? Maybe you say niether? Or…
Why do Rabbis love to answer questions with “Its not recommended”?
I hate when I ask a rabbi something and instead of saying the don’t know, or telling you they need to look it up they say “its not recommended” I hate this answer because it just leaves you hanging without…
If Jewish books are sponsored why do I have to pay for them?
Every time I pick up any sort of sefer (Jewish book) I see that it is sponsored by someone. I understand the whole “sponsor in the name of” deal, but what’s the deal with the authors, do they get paid…
How did you train your son to aim when peeing?
One of my favorite things about hanging out with people who have little kids is talking about poop and pee, I just love poop jokes and having little kids around justifies telling them constantly. Besides for poop and pee jokes…
Should Kiruv organizations admit to brainwashing?
I have been meaning to discuss the subject of Kiruv organizations bribing people to become religious by taking them on vacation or simply paying them to come to class. Hat Tip to Off the Derech for discussing a long winded…