Tag: Lakewood

Everyone learned at the Mir

Telling someone you learned in the Mir Yeshiva has traditionally been looked at as a big achievement, involving a long expensive flight to Israel and a steep walk down from the central bus station, but there are those that really…

Do frummies use tampons?

Sent to me via email and asked to remain anonymous Last night in order to celebrate my cousin’s son’s bar mitzvah, along with my parents and other relatives, I made what has become an annual trek to the enigmatic anachronistic…

Miss Borough Park Pagent

I thought about this post while writing the investigative piece about Sarah Palin being Jewish. I wonder what a Miss Lakewood or Miss Monsey competition would look like. What would the format be? Obviously only married women would be allowed,…