Drones is one of those hotly debated topics that seem to cross political lines, to the untrained non-Torah observant Jew the debate is not conclusive. Torah Jews however, understand that Hashem is recording our every action. We understand that whether…
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My car was broken into over shabbos and my two bikes were stolen
I had a dream last night that my car was stolen, so imagine my surprise when I went to get my car from shul tonight and found the rear window smashed and two of my bicycles gone. My first thought…
Yeshiva Hashkafa Lessons
Guest Post By Offthedwannab This post is going to seem strange for the uninitiated, so let me give a short introduction. To the typical outsider, Yeshivos must seem like Christian Seminaries. You go there to learn theology, to pray, and…
Let’s get spiritual man
Figuring out why something bad is happening to you is dangerous territory, of course I can rock it Agudas Yisroel style and blame it on the gays, but instead I decided to blame it on not giving enough tzedaka. As…
Do you talk to God?
I’ve been thinking about God lately, really since I realized this past Friday night that I had missed rosh chodesh shevat completely, like I had no idea that the event really went down – that’s the domino effect of coming…
God doesn’t care if you wear a black hat
The RaHaF ZT”L in his sefer nefesh hahesh brings down a story of a man who left his body and went to the beis din sehl mala where he spoke to God about gaining entry into Olam Habah: I saw…
God knew I would hate Far Rockaway
I firmly believe that God knows the future and I’ll tell you how I came to this belief, it all has to do with my father moving to Far Rockway. It’s hard to imagine the horror I felt when my…
Is friday night sex really a double mitzvah?
Commenter Batsheva sent me this question and I thought it was both funny and thought provoking enough to share here. So here is something I’ve always wondered, but never had the guts to actually ask anyone. Maybe it’s common knowledge. …