The fellow who wrote this wasn’t joking when he said most guys who went to yeshiva would be able to relate. I feel like the entire mussar of my yeshiva was based on eating cheeseburgers and masturbating, I hear both…
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My Glorious Washing Station and Why You Should All Be Envious
by The Mrs. With regard to frumkeit, before you completely write off Northern California, consider my glorious washing sink. Actually, consider my whole apartment, which was undeniably built for a Jew. The back patio is large and sukkah-ready, the tile…
Why I hate Baal Teshuvas
Sometimes people take my satire seriously, in fact, the following email is a rant from a BT who mistook my satirical piece about why BT’s are a danger to the frum community as a serious post and decided that she…
The high cost of being Jewish
The High Cost of Being Jewish By Richard Lederman author of the Religious Humanist blog Serious Jewish journalism consistently laments the high cost of being Jewish. So why is being Jewish such a financial bust? ‘Cause it has to be!…
Do you really need to ask a Rav?
Do You Really Need To Ask A Rav? By Esterina Seto The purpose of this article is to challenge the firmly entrenched idea within the Torah community that rabbinical counsel should be sought in all crucial life decisions or halachic…
Dear Heshy: Hating on BT’s will not solve any problems
Dear Heshy, I follow you on facebook fairly regularly and noticed your post on what you hate about baalei teshuva. Now before all of your fans jump me for being offended by something you wrote, I read your site and…
I hope you aren’t jerks when I have to say Kaddish
Guest Post by Charles Zucker Fortunately, I’ve never had to say Kaddish for anyone. I hope, when that day comes, that the rest of the congregants aren’t jerks about it. You know, like they are now. This happens during the…
The Tyranny of Hagbah
The Tyranny of Hagbah Guest Post by Charles Zucker No bully has ever kicked sand in my face. And though I was never a 97-pound weakling I am now a slightly doughy, 200ish pound weakling. I only have two fears:…
Yosef: Metrosexual of the Torah
by Chaya Miriam Fried All the signs are there. The primping of the hair. The eyeliner. The channeling of Alice Cooper with a disco perm. The man chosen to represent klal Yisroel, ushering the Tribe from the days of our…
This ain’t my Judaism: How to deal with cranky old Jews.
Guest post by Elad Nehorai There I was in 770. We were all starting to pray Mincha. As I’m starting Ashrie a man comes, and sits right down next to me. No, doesn’t sit next to me. Moves me. Pushes…
Overnight Massive Construction Campaign in Israeli Occupied Territories Brings White House Condemnation
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…
Lakewood isn’t what it used to be
Dear Baruch, By Shragi Getzel It’s been a while since we last talked; I hope you’re doing well in Eretz Yisroel now. It’s been years since you’ve moved away from Lakewood and I wanted to let you know; you’re not…
What the Olympics taught me about shidduchim
Guest post by BritishMO What the Olympics taught me about shidduchim: I know that this may be one of the first British blog posts on frumsatire but here goes. Despite the common belief that we all drink tea at 4pm…
Tu’Bav and the Single Guy
Guest post by Yonatan Sredni Panui?” the stocky, sweating, balding guy in the un-tucked white dress shirt and tiny knitted kippah atop his head, asked me over the blaring modern Chassidic dance music. At first I thought he was asking…
A magnificent evening: The 12th Siyum HaShas 2012
Guest Post by Rabbi Fink The Twelfth Siyum HaShas was the most incredible event I have ever had the privilege of attending. The Siyum was almost perfect and I am considered a critic. All kinds of orthodox Jews were there.…
Jewish Pluralism Means Orthodoxy Too
I stole this from Patrick Aleph of Punk Torah: I have a friend who is an Orthodox rabbi. OK, several. But one in particular has a great philosophy: it is fun to be Jewish. I like that. And people like…
Intermarriage: An open letter to Orthodox and Conservative Rabbis
An open letter to Orthodox and Conservative rabbis: Guest Post by Laura Cooper You say you’re against intermarriage, you know there’s a 50% intermarriage rate, and you know some kids who come out of those marriages aren’t going to be…
Why the Asifa is important
By Judy Brown – author of Hush This is why the Internet Asifa is important for K’lal Yisroel: because a wholesome lie is better than any broken truth; because denial must be protected at all costs; because ignorance is sacred…
Are you lazydox? The female version!
Being “Lazydox” by Elisheva I was inspired to write this post after reading Heshy’s on the same topic. I pointed out that his list seems to apply mostly to males, so he invited me to write the female list. Just…
Dvar Torah Tazria-Metzora: Inclusion Criteria
The notion of there being ten commandments — that is, the Ten Commandments — permeates Judeo-Christian religious philosophy, despite the fact that the Old Testament is, for the most part, full of many more directives.
Dvar Torah Shmini: A Hair’s Breadth’s Perspective on Wrongdoing
Imagine the most awesome and splendid of occasions accompanied by the most fabulous and incredible fanfare and it would approximate the scene that was when Moses had nearly completed the week-long introductory period of the Mishkan (Tabernacle).
What Jon Stewart Fails to Understand
by Rabbi Joshua Strulowitz, Congregation Adath Israel, San Francisco, CA Reprinted from Rabbi Strulowitz’s Blog at www.adathisraelsf.org Last week Jon Stewart ran a segment on “The Daily Show” that got a lot of buzz, and a large number of Facebook…
A Single girls perspective on the shidduch crisis and narrow mindedness
The Shidduch Crisis and the Tyranny of Narrow Mindedness: A Single Girls Perspective (but what the heck can I possibly know, I’m not married…) Guest Post by Deena Sasoon Here is what you need to know about me. I’m female,…
What is Rabbi Shmuley Boteach?
by Rabbi Joshua Strulowitz, Congregation Adath Israel in San Francisco Reprinted from Rabbi Strulowitz’s Blog on www.adathisraelsf.org What is Rabbi Shmuley Boteach? He is a lightning rod, an author, a speaker, a frequent talk show guest, a reality TV star,…
Dvar Torah Vayikra: The Fundamental Rift
There often lies within each parsha the potential for a disagreement between the Akivan and Ishmaelian perspectives, and although it may appear as a tangled mess of discrete points of dissension, in truth, there is a virtual fault line the…