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!…
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The secrets of frum hospitality
By Chaya Miriam Fried I don’t know if you ever got a chance to stay at a Marriott Hotel, but they have their signature (l’havdil) Book of Mormon and copy of the Gideon Bible in every room (at least I…
Ben and Jerry’s introduces Gadol themed ice cream
Thanks to my old yeshiva mate Moty Raven for coming up with this piece of brilliance, so brilliant, yet possibly offensive to most folks including me who hold much of the alter daas Torah in high esteem. My favorite pieces…
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…
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,…
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:…
Top 10 reasons Intermarriage may be good for the Jews
This mornings post generated a lot of interest, dare I say it was a Kiddush Hashem, for suddenly my inbox filled with thank you notes, requests for more reasons, and a general happiness rarely seen amongst the non-Orthodox when dealing…
The latest in frummy hocks: BT Insurance
by Chaya Miriam Fried I used to joke that every beis din should have insurance, kind of like errors & omissions, for cases in which they convert someone whose observance level goes south as soon as they come out of…
It is inappropriate for women and girls to mingle with guests when the mood is Purimdik!
Yes, the line within the poster is awesome, but things like this make me praise the Lord that I don’t live anywhere near this kind of stupidity. Hat Tip Failed Messiah
Blow up doll lights shabbos candles
Mo Gelber has an album on his Facebook page called Travels with Rivkah and it’s really brilliant. He does brilliant things with a camera and this is one of them. He makes people laugh and he makes for some very…
What is the halachic way to wipe your butt?
Hi Heshy, I was reading https://www.frumsatire.net/2011/03/16/strange-orthodox-jewish-beliefs-and-customs/ which is amazing, and was wondering if you had any idea what the sources were, or where I could find out more on: the halachic way to wipe your butt. I swear there’s a good reason…
The great kugel debate: Is it cake or kugel?
Since food is one of the most important aspects of the frum community, it’s no wonder that the great kugel vs. cake debate is alive and well in many parts of the frum community. In the mid 90’s, the latest…
The milchigs on shabbos conundrum
Background story: I hate to admit it, but the frum Jews on the West Coast don’t really know how to practice real frumkeit. They have created this hybrid based on their little exposure to Chabad, local community kollel rabbis and…
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…
How many Jews does it take to…
How Many Jews Does It Take To… by CM Fried There’s no set number of Jews that it takes to form a community, but there’s a minimum you need just to make it functional. The minyan thing is obvious, yes,…
Why do frum girls always slouch?
Hey Hesh, I’m sure you can help me out, as you are my go-to for all things that have to do with the frum world. Ever since I became religious I’ve started to notice that frum girls rarely stand up…
I found some yeshivish people in the Bay Area
Upon finishing shemona esrei I saw something that I haven’t seen in a long time. There was a fellow with his hat pushed back high in his head, doing the full on fist pump shuckel. It appeared that he was…
Can you please get rid of the untznius dating ads on your site?
The funny thing about advertising is that it’s not only controlled by what sort of content you’re looking at, it’s also controlled by what content you like to look at. It appears that I like half naked Latin women and…
The Idiots guide to Shavuot
Guest post by Israeli Comedian Benji Lovitt “You shall count for yourselves — from the day after the Shabbat, from the day when you bring the Omer of the waving — seven Shabbats, they shall be complete. Until the day…
Another persons experience at the Asifa
By: Reverend Larry Kleinschmeckle They told me Reb Nachman would get me out of gehenom no matter how much internet I use. The Na Nachs one upped Chabad and actually showed up at CitiField. I looked high and low…
The frum satire guide to Shemona Esrei
I have written extensively on the ways people daven, judging them by the ways they pronounce things and the movements they make. Heck, I’ve written and done comedy routine videos on the most skipped parts of davening and why that…
My top shidduch dating fails
This post will be a whole lot better if you folks participate. I only say this because although I have several funny fails from my short lived shidduch dating career, I am sure that you all have your own stories…
What are your red flags of dating?
I was just talking with my new GF about my red flags of dating. The biggest one for me is when a girl states that she cannot pee in the woods, if you know me it’s actually not so ironic,…
Licking ice cream cones in public is unztnius
This happened when I was on a little vacay, but in Israel some zealous folks decided to trash an ice cream store in Mea Shearim because that’s what zealots do these days to places they deem unztnius. Seems like everyone…
Can a woman blow the shofar?
The following is a conversation that happened at kiddush this past shabbos – I tried desperately to keep from laughing and spitting my cholent everywhere, so instead I laughed inside and kept to my straight and mature face. “Hey rabbi…