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Tag: frummies
The 20 things that frum people are most afraid of
If you’re frum, there’s a pretty good chance that you live in a constant fear of many things. I was consistently taught to be afraid of the goyim, because secretly they want to repeat what the Nazis did to us.…
20 Most slurred words by frum people
My wife recently told me that it took her years to figure out that Bracha Livatala was two words that contained multiple syllables. That got me thinking about the hundreds of words frum people slur into combinations that seldom match…
Will frummies finally celebrate Thanksgiving this year?
Thanksgiving is one of the few goyishe holidays that is actually a debate in the frum community. Unlike most other goyishe holidays, Thanksgiving is a new world holiday and therefore there is some sort of mesorah to celebrate it. It…
10 ways Open Orthodoxy can gain respect
In the past couple of years, since the first Orthodox woman rabbi was announced, the Charedi world has spent a large amount of time and energy on the attack. I guess it hearkens back to the days of yore, when…
Oh no the black hats are coming
I can see the fear in people’s eyes, when I mention that I counted 10 black hats this past Friday night in shul. As if these people didn’t realize that they belonged to a community known for it’s fervent baalei…
When did social media become the new yeshivish industry?
On a daily basis I get emails from dozens of frum people trying to sell me social media services, I have also recently started to receive calls from former classmates of mine who couldn’t do the kollel thing and went…
Letter to the editor: Why make fun of yeshivish people so much
Hi, I happen to run across your blog in doing a search for Pomegranate Supermarket. I read a few of your posts and I have to wonder, why all the negativity about yeshivish people? Many yeshivish bochurim and men (my…
Kol Isha on GPS will soon be eradicated
I wrote about kosher GPS‘s having a male voice and while you can get custom voices, you have to use the unfiltered internet for such avodah zarah and that’s just wrong. Besides, how on earth would one who uses a…
Dear R’ Heshy: Are vegans going against halacha?
Dear R’ Heshy, I know we’re friends on Facebook, but I’m not sure if you saw the tumult on HaRav HaGaon Eliyahu Finks Facebook beis medrish today. He asked his chassidim, whether or not Heimishe Vegans were a possibility. Naturally,…
Frum Feeding Frenzies
Frum Feeding Frenzies by Chaya Miriam Fried Jews clearly have a something attached to their Jew Gene that makes them lose their minds whenever they see a table of food. I don’t think there’s any real mystery to how this…
Dear R’ Heshy: Is it muttar to lie to get into government programs?
Dear R’ Heshy, Seeing as how you have such a learned, balanced and thoughtful outlook on life, and seeing as how your readership has the same; I am coming back to you with another shaila which has bothered me since…
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…
Ebay Yanks chelek in olam habaah auction
Ebay yanked my auction for my portion in Heaven because “We don’t allow listings that aren’t offering anything for sale or those that have intangible items (generally things don’t physically exist).” I take this as proof that Olam Habaah (Heaven)…
The Nut List
By Charles Zucker Anyone who believes less than me is a heathen. Anyone who believes more than me is a nut. I’m a patchwork Jew. I’m a collection of memes and tropes and minhagim. I’ve clearly gotten more religious over…
Leib Tropper is trying to clear his name
Rabbi Leib Tropper is back and he’s frummer than ever, if I hadn’t known that he tried to get a woman who was converting through him to have sex with him and his wife, I would have thought that Leib…
10 things that could lead to mixed dancing
A modern, Orthodox, Jewish couple, preparing for a religious wedding, meets with their rabbi for counseling.The rabbi asks if they have any last questions before they leave.The man asks, “Rabbi, we realizeit’s tradition for men to dance with men, and…
Gun Control and Orthodox Woman Rabbis: Both slippery slopes
Gun control is one of the few debates that are not even worth having, chances are that you’ve made up your mind based on your own little file full of statistics, studies, and facts to support whatever side you’re on.…
Offensive bumper stickers: Unless you agree with them
Thanks to David for sending me this picture from The Gothamist. I guess I don’t find it offensive, because most of the frum folks I know agree wholeheartedly with every bumper sticker on this car, I’m just not sure they…
Yom Ha’atzmaut the day to judge your fellow Jew
Yom Ha’aztmaut is one of the few times a year when you can actually judge, disparage, and stereotype your fellow Jews and be right about it. On all other days of the year, we tend to judge folks by the…
I’m so frum I…
The funny thing about lists like this is that we all sit around laughing at our own stupid ideas and then one day, some guy, like the infamous bag-man shows up and some of these items become a reality. Actually,…
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…
Who are you staying by? Who do you hold by?
As many of you know, my typos, grammar mistakes, general lack of writing skills can sometimes make my posts hard to read. It’s mostly out of laziness and a lack of willingness to proofread and get a good editor to…
Shidduchim: It all comes down to the picture
When you strip away all the BS about family, yichus, education, hashkafa, seminary and white tablecloths it all comes down to looks. All we (both men and women) care about is how our potential shidduch date looks. Case in point,…
The most screwed up things we do as Orthodox Jews
I used to love it in high school when the Rabbis would go on tirades against the all the other religions, they would talk a lot of smack about how Judaism made the most sense. Admittedly Judaism makes the most…