By now it is well known that one of the greatest Torah giants of our time has put Iphones in cherem, I find it terribly unfortunate that anyone who considers themselves a Torah Jew would even have the hava minah…
Tag: chumra
Dear Rabbi Hoffman: Please don’t ban leggings
I think that many of the men here can agree that leggings is one of those rare gifts from Hashem that we don’t thank him enough for every day. Like our eyesight, or caffine, leggings provide utmost joy on a…
Why are we getting frummer and frummer?
Someone sent this new blog to me that tries to explain why we get frummer and frummer, it was always pretty clear to me, but his theory is that it’s like a prisoners dilemma. Basically, Poskim feel the need to…
Tznius is a beautiful mitzvah
Tznius is truly a beautiful mitzvah, it’s one in which many women who aren’t even frum yet can shine in. It puts the bas yisroel on display for all to see how much yiras shamayim she has and it’s becoming…
Caption Contest: Ultra Orthodox Man wrapped in plastic on airplane
I hope you can come up with a good caption, because Heeb magazine took mine. It’s an ultra orthodox delivery service that vacuum seals their deliveries so they arrive fresh. Other captions: Now I don’t have to watch that pritzus…
The chumra crisis: We need more chumras
You may have also noticed this trend, but I have been alarmed by the fact that no new chumras have been created by the gedolim or their funders for some time. Back during the mid 2000’s it seemed like there…
Chumra of the month: Driving through intersections for tznius reasons
Rafi G is quite the tzadik for he has decided to take on a new chumra this month, he has noticed that while driving in Israel that he tends to stare at the beautiful untznius women walking around when he…
My Rebbes So Shtark That…
Yesterday on Twitter @noahroth created a new hash tag called #myrebbessoshtark and asked me to play along. For all of you who are missing out on what may possibly be the most fun online program since AOL Jewish chat, Twitter…
Kosher for Passover shoes and gasmasks
I asked Y-Love to do this little promotion for his product because I thought was hilarious. Talk about taking thinks to the extreme.
Chumra of the week: women shouldn’t learn math
This week’s Chumra: From the Facebook chumra of the week club I don’t hold by woman learning math It is common knowledge that woman are not obliged in mitzvoth/h/s Asei She’hazma/on Gramah/oh (Time bound +ive), this concept however takes on…