Overnight Massive Construction Campaign in Israeli Occupied Territories Brings White House Condemnation 27 Sep 2012, 6:13 PM (ET) By SHANA HABBAB, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — UN Intelligence reports what appears to be a coordinated massive construction campaign by Israeli…
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Is Mindy Meyer making a chillul Hashem?
Just received this from one of my very frum fans/critics who may or may not be serious. Over a dozen people have asked me to write about Mindy Meyer and I refrained because I felt my opinions may offend some…
A personal account of the events in Bet Shemesh
By: Etana Hecht As many of you know, this past week in Bet Shemesh has not been pleasant one. For those of you who have been hearing bits here and there, or reading articles in the press, I’d like to…
The Chanukah Presence
The current establishment of Chanukah presents really ticks me off and I’ll tell you why.
Young Orthodox Shul of Androgen, NY Confuses Me.
Upstate New York is a weird place, And the little town of Androgen, NY is one of the most confusing places of them all. I’m not the only one to think so. The National Council of Young Orthodox Shuls (NCYOS)…
Esther Petrack a Modern Orthodox Jewish Girl on America’s Next Top Model
Original Post Date: September 16, 2010 on finkorswim.com Tablet Magazine reports that there is a Modern Orthodox girl named Esther Petrack from Massachusetts on America’s Next Top Model with Tyra Banks. It’s always cool to see a fellow member of…
What do you folks think about the ground zero mosque?
The ground zero mosque situation is pretty screwed up, that’s like a bunch of Jews building a Baruch Goldstein memorial park near Chevron. Woa, wait a second, in 2002 I camped out in the Baruch Goldstein memorial park in Kiryas…
Sometimes I have to apologize for my own stupidity
So I have to admit that I wrote something really stupid and wrong last week. I wrongly accused 100,000 Charedim for holding a rally in the name of segregation as the article posted on Vos Iz Neias stated, when in…
On the downtown Manhattan mosque
I was passing through downtown Manhattan recently and happened upon a huge rally of self-described patriots protesting a planned Islamic center that would be built two blocks north of the World Trade Center (known to tourists as Ground Zero). I…
Floatilla talk is a waste of time but since you asked
I think that talking about the Floatilla is a waste of time, but you folks keep asking me to write about it again, so I will. I can’t really think of any way to make fun of it other than a…
Telshe Yeshiva recalls charoses
After several incidents of broken teeth, Telshe Yeshiva has decided to recall this years Free Charoses package. Telshe Yeshiva charoses is famous for looking and feeling like cement, the way it’s supposed to be according to our correspondent in Cleveland…
Martin Grossman
The following post was written by a lawyer who wishes to use the moniker “Jew for Justice” You can not go more than 10 feet in the Orthodox Jewish community without bumping into a poster or hearing an announcement about…
When did healthcare become a right?
I am dirt poor and therefore I am all for universal health care, but I don’t think it’s a good idea, nor do I remember even wanting to pay for my own I sure as hell don’t want to pay…
Fraud in the frum community: My thoughts and experiences
I am not shocked at all by the recent cases of business and money related fraud, its too bad I kind of expect this type of thing from the frum community, I am totally used to fraud, hearing about it…
Why I didn’t friend Bernie Madoff on facebook
One of my Facebook friends and I had a small chat yesterday about how come I rejected the friend request sent to me by Bernie Madoff. I thought it was quite obvious, and spoke my opinion clearly stating that I…
Should sexual abuse in the frum community be publicized?
There is nothing funny about a 9 year old girl getting molested by her supposedly ultra orthodox father, but its all over the news and quite controversial, and of course I like to have my finger on the pulse of…
Black Leaders call for boycot of Judaica stores that sell this…
Is the shidduch crisis like the energy crisis?
When gas prices hit $4 a gallon I figured it was a real crisis. People could see and feel the crisis at the pumps and on their heating bills. But still rush hour raged on and I didn’t hop on…
Founder of TV network to bridge gaps between Americans and Muslims beheads wife
Once in a while hypocrisy is so blatant that it cannot go overlooked, you may be able to count the times I have spoken about Muslims on my site, but this story cakes the cake. A man in Buffalo is…
Shoe Statue honoring the journalist who threw his shoe at Bush
Are you excited about Obama?
I am super excited about Obama, (based on that pic I would say Israelis must be pumped as well) I know that is not really the thing to say on a frum blog, after all frum and Obama don’t really…
Larry Flynt wants the government to bailout the porn industry
If you thought it was a bit ridiculous to bailout the banks and auto industry, you are bound to think the latest bailout is completely insane. Larry Flynt and Joe Francis (the dude who invented girls gone wild – said…
How do you say ceasefire in Arabic
Thoughts on Madoff scandal
I have received countless emails and inquiries into why I am not writing about the Madoff scandal, I caved, I am writing about it.
Galactic Alignment
What on earth is the Galactic Alignment? Besides for being creapy sounding and having something to do with Mayans and people who sound like Carl Sagan the closest I have come to understanding the Galactic Alignment is listening to the…