My friend Eitan gasped when he realized I had no idea what the Stern Hump was, of course it was some random word that some douche invented on Urban Dictionary which is a site devoted to people who decide to…
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Johnny Cash and the Jews
By Matthue Roth – originally posted on Jewniverse Johnny Cash’s moody, often dark music is matched only by his even more tumultuous life. For years he wrestled with marital infidelity, an addiction to amphetamines and otherdrugs, and attempted suicide. Then Cash became…
Anti-Christ vs. Schmeckles
Be a Responsible Parent Guest post by Rafi People say I’m a responsible parent. I’m not exactly sure who these people are, but what I am exactly sure of is that my wife is not one of them. She thinks…
Jewish stocking stuffers at eichlers
hat tip Gila
For Vegans the high holidays pose some problems
Being a vegan Jew most of the year doesn’t pose to many problems, many Vegans may refrain from putting on tefillin or using animal skins to make their Torahs and Mezuzot, but these are minor issues that never really conflict…
The yetzer harah is strong in the nine days
I went for a ride in the Sierra foothills today about an hour east of Sacramento, the ride was basically around a beautiful clear lake the entire time. As I snaked through the woods on this amazing super fast singletrack,…
The San Francisco Circumcision Ban: Not your typical view
I never thought that the circumcision ban was a big deal until I had the pleasure of eating with two different peopl;e involved in the fight to have it removed from the ballot, both were passionate, both were very liberal…
Frum sex positions
I was looking at a book of sex positions in one of my favorite book stores in San Francisco one erev shabbos and it featured every crazy sex position done by crash test dummies – except this book added the…
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…
61 really frum things
When I asked for ideas on Facebook (click the link to add me as a friend) for the following list people got it all wrong, they suggested long sentence type of things and I was really looking for one word…
The Royal Wedding?: From a frum girls’ perspective
I know it’s a bit late, but if Osama wasn’t killed the other day a lot of people would still be talking about it. I myself had no idea about this whole Royal Wedding affair until the Rabbi spoke about…
99 really goyishe things
I’m not the hugest fan of making lists, but every once in a while I like to bust them out and this came to mind late Thursday night when I opened an email from a fan of mine who attends…
What are your favorite Jewish loopholes?
The Westhapton Eruv video got me thinking about loopholes with Judaism, I have written a comic piece about possible shomer negiah loopholes such as using a stick or wrapping yourselves in latex before engaging in some hard core premarital hand…
The most annoying frum Jews
There are a lot of different sects and sub groups within orthodoxy and some of them are quite annoying, this post came out of the idea I had to write about whether Messianic (Yechi) chabadnicks or Nannach Bresslovers were more…
Shabbos in Los Angeles was good
After writing the following facebook status “I have been living in California for over a year and have only gone to LA once” I got to thinking about taking a trip down to LA. The last time I went to…
Dvar Torah Mishpatim: Chukim, Chukim and More Chukim
For a really long time, now, I’ve had a special fondness for Mishpatim. That’s why, in 8th grade, when Assistant Principal Rabbi Binyomin Yablok asked that each male student pick a parsha to lein (for, without motivation, it was really…
Ami Magazine: My thoughts on this frum conspiracy
I recently heard of a new frum magazine called Ami that was set to hit heimishe newsstands sometime around Thanksgiving, I had heard previously that it was supposed to be a magazine for the entire Jewish world, hence the name…
I will survive circumcision: Did you have bris late in life?
I remember hearing these stories in yeshiva about kids who found out they weren’t really Jewish later on in life, the stories centered around whether or not the kid or young adult decided to stay the course and convert or…
Does skepticism help or hurt religious Jews?
It’s been a question on my mind for sometime, but I have refrained from writing about it because I am not a philosophically in tune guy, I don’t read philosophy much and when the comments section fills up with A.…
My mothers Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding
Thanks to someone who says I may remember them from Rochester, who failed to say his name in the email so I have no idea who sent me this, only that it was on a sign in front of the…
Jihad Bells
Offensive to some I’m sure, but hilarious to me. Hat Tip Dov Bear
Hazon: You know it’s crunchy when I’m the cleanest dude there
I had the pleasure of attending the Hazon Food Conference this past weekend near Petaluma and I’m sure all of you want to hear about the far left Jewish environmental movement, because it sure was funny, especially when you consider…
Frum Satire show in San Francisco Motzoi Shabbos/Christmas
I know it’s a bit short notice and I know a lot of people will be away, but for those of you that are here and have nothing to do on Motzoi Shabbos/Christmas in the Bay Area I will be…
Do you wear your yarmulke in public?
Unlike many of my friends I’m a big fan of wearing my yamrulke in public all of the time, I believe it accomplishes many things besides for wearing my religion on my sleeve. Wearing my yarmulke in public is one…
What kind of Thanksgiving Jew are you?
The Thanksgiving Yid guest post by Duby Litvin Ahh Thanksgiving….. such a warm and fuzzy time of year. The day we stuff our faces, wear stretchy pants and eat doubles and thirds even after the buttons on our shirt have…