Lately there?s been a lot of chatter about the plight of the poor frum woman, the poor oppressed frum woman, “oy, they have to sit in the back of the bus” “women can’t be rabbis or rabbas or yoatzei halacha”…
Chassidish Feminism
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Interview with an Off The Derech community leader Part2
The interview was too long for one post and so here you have it, part two of the interview with Rachmuna Litzlon, one of the Off The Derech community leaders. We don’t need another long introduction. I should mention that…
Caption contest: 3 chassidish kids checking a girl out
Whoever comes up with the best caption gets a prize. I’ll call my tatty he’s on the vaad hatznius Look, her stockings have no seams Damn, Yanky, she’s so hot we could get a heter for bleach What a tuchus,…
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…
Satmar Girls dancing on the street in Williamsburg
This is just such an awesome feel good picture (it’s all over Facebook) I had to post it, I just hope their shidduch value isn’t calculated until they get put on the market. You see, they do let girls out…
Modesty sign in Williamsburg deemed immodest
The modesty sign on one of the doors of one of the biggest Jewish supermarkets in the Chassidic-Hipster community of Williamsburg has been deemed immodest by the vaad hatznius which patrols the neighborhood looking for anything that may be deemed…
A Trip To Miami video goes viral
To be honest with you I’m only posting this A trip to Miami stop the dozens (probably about a hundred) tweets, facebook messages and emails – asking me to post this. I saw the video before it went viral, I…
If you saw your best friend getting raped, what would you do?
The answer seems pretty obvious, but in Hush (reviewed last week by Eliyahu Fink, because I hadn’t gotten my copy yet) it is anything but. Hush is the memoir-novel written for young adults about two best friends who grow up…
Words cannot really describe this picture
I have written about Chassidim using Christmas decorations in their sukkahs, so it was only time until a Chassidic lady happened across one of those guys selling kitschy bandannas in Time Square that featured Playboy bunnies on it. hat tip…
If the Obamas were Chassidish
Hasid for a Day
A few weeks ago, Matthue Roth got a gig on the set of the TV show “The Good Wife” as an extra. 1. I’ve protested so frequently about the portrayal of Hasidic Jews in movies and TV — not to…
The annoying things frummies do with their Facebook accounts
I have been a member of Facebook since its inception, I joined when my State College was finally let into the system. Back then it was only college kids, I had 10 friends and never really got into it until…
Childrens games help end shidduch crisis and promote tznius
Hat tip to fellow blogger Sara who gave me the idea over facebook From the beginning of time one of the ways to give shape and mold children to their liking. Cultures have created games, just look at famous children’s…
Vos iz Neias vs. Yeshiva World News
Yeshiva World News and Vos Iz Neias you decide: Where do you get your frum Jewish news (loshon harah) online from?
Yeshivish Real Estate Hockers
I’m in real estate is such a common saying in the yeshvish hocker slightly off the derech in that I have friends who are girls kind of way. I meet frum people who are in “real estate” so much that…