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…
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70 modern orthodox things
I’m kind of having fun with these lists and as many of you know I’m not one to settle for just 1 list, when I make lists I make them for every sect of Jew and ironically this is the…
What type of Pesach (Passover) Seder do you have?
I have never done a post on the different types of Pesach seders, because it’s not really something that can be done conclusively, stereotyping different Jews is much easier. Everyone’s seder is different, bt I will try and formulate some…
Where did the Cheap Jews stereotype come from?
The following video was made in homage to the post I wrote sometime back about how picking up fallen change may make Jews look cheap. Are Jews cheap? I think the stereotype probably started because we were barred from owning…
Friday night adventures at the Young Israel of Hillcrest (Queens)
If the man didn’t hand me a siddur I don’t think I would have found them, I asked him where they were and without speaking to me, or even acknowledging me he handed me a maroon artscroll siddur, of the…
Who is a Jew? (according to section 4B)
By Vicki Boykis I play with the idea of making aliyah from time to time, much like kids play with Legos, abandon them, then pick them up, then tear their heads off. But, I’m not religious and plus I was…
Jewish or Jew or Judaism
I find it kind of interesting that orthodox Jews who consider themselves Jewish and practice a strict for of Judaism never use these three words. You would think that orthodox Jewish folks would be more keep on using the term…