Who cares what Mark Twain’s opinion on the Jews was? I don’t, so why do so many, many people care? And why are they medayek in every shtickle Twain to see how they can reconcile the parts where they put down Jews…
Tag: aish
Thanks to Aish I now want to be a Mormon
Dear Heshy, I want you to post this, not only because it can be inspiring, but because I think it should send a thank you to Aish who was the cause of a lot of happiness and discovery over the…
10 step guide to becoming a Baal Teshuva
The flaming BT is one of the most interesting and talked about phenomena in the kiruv world. I’m certian that there are whole seminars devoted to the subject of people becoming too frum, too fast, and within the frum world…
Top 10 kiruv indoctrination practices
Whenever I meet a baal teshuva, I always ask them how they became interested, but instead of being a normal dude, I ask them at what point they drank the Kool-Aid (in reference to them joining the cult of orthodoxy)…
Making fun of Baal Teshuva girls
I have been getting quite a bit of mail lately asking for me to write down my thoughts on Baal Teshuva girls. These people say that I always write about guys, but never about girls – this should seem obvious,…
Ex slut BT’s and being Aished in Israel
Guest post by Anonymous girl… So I was the only non-madricha BT on my trip to Israel this year, standing out like a sore thumb, to be sure, but not giving a rat`s tuches what other people thought. The “Aren`t…
You’ve been Aished!!!
When I talk with Baal Teshuvas I always ask them the obvious question, but I ask it in a way that implies they joined some kind of cult or something. “When did you drink the punch?” is my common line…
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…