While the Satmars of Williamsburg are trying to shield their helige eynaim against the filth perpetrated against them by Satan hipsters and their skinny jeans, the Skvere Chassidim in New Square New York enjoy an idylic life of holiness uninterrupted…
Tag: achdus
Finally, a chillul Hashem caused by modern orthodox people
In a rare moment of achdus, Ultra-Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews rejoiced at the news that a Modern Orthodox group had finally made a chillul hashem. Apparently, the Yeshiva of Flatbush class trip took a detour when the students and chaperone…
First post from someone who attended the Internet Asifa
I’ve asked folks to send me their reactions to the Internet Asifa held today in Citi Field. If you can send me what you saw, heard, experienced or any pictures you may have from the event I would greatly appreciate…
Being frum is not a crime
I know there must be a lot of you out there who think I hate orthodoxy and this is why I make fun of it, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The fact is that I myself am…
Helping a brother in need
So I’m driving by Spuyten Duyvil Station on my way into Manhattan and I see a guy on top of the bridge over the Hudson Parkway. I pull over and yell out “Hey what are you doing up there?” He…
Where is the Achdus?
Author wished to remain anonymous: How many electricians does it take to screw in a light bulb? That’s an old joke, yet when we think of the kashrus industry, it has certain parallels. Let’s examine the kashrus hashgocha industry in…