Ever since I started making videos again a couple months ago, I decided to approach some of the topics I have written about from a talking perspective and I kind of like the randomness. As always the videos are raw,…
Tag: alcohol
Does your shul ban alcohol?
This is one of the most vague, strange questions I have ever received from a reader – it was strange enough for me to write a post about it. Heshy, I was wondering if you and your readership could help…
Yeshiva Memories: Drugs, Alcohol and Cigarettes
I have yet to smoke a cigarette and only took my first hit off a join at the age of 27, yet from the age of 12 I was surrounded on a consistent basis by smokers, stoners and avid drug…
Yeshiva Memories: Purim
There were endless bottles of wine at the table and a keg of beer in the kitchen, red cups filled with beer were passed around, but nobody seemed to want any. I was at a college purim seuda and no…
Reform Rabbi thinks tailgating will boost temple attendance
One of the leaders of the reform movement is trying to convince the board of halacha that tailgating is the best way to boost attendance at shul. We spoke with Rabbi Heather Freedman-Taylor over the phone after temple this past…
Are you anti drinking on purim?
For some reason I find that when it comes to drinking on purim, it is usually the modern orthodox and non-observant Jews that are anti the practice. This seems to be the case, in fact I have never really met…
What are you doing for New Years?
I am doing nothing unless one of the three people my age in Dallas happen to call me up to go out. To me New Years Eve is just like any other night, unless you have a girlfriend, then things…