The last time I was in New York it was for sheva brachos, that was the last time I saw most of my friends and family (besides for the tech folks who come for work and the outdoors folks that…
Tag: New York
I miss the Cholent Moshpit
There are certian things I miss about the east coast, shoving matches at kiddush is one of them. In my shul, everyone waits for the Rabbi or whoever sponsored kiddush to make kiddush, I hate that. People are way too…
Dear Heshy: The shadchan says I’m an aggressive driver
Dear Heshy, Just last night the shadchan called me to tell me it was over with a girl whom I was head over heels for, it seems that this is the second girl to reject me based on my aggressive…
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How do you play Jewish Geography?
Living in San Francisco makes playing Jewish geography much more difficult. Besides for dealing with the average frummies negative feelings towards SF, I have to deal with most frummies thinking that SF and LA are right next to each (in a…
You know you’re from out of town if…
In the frum world, Out of Town or OOT for short is generally considered anyone who lives outside of the New York metro area. Not only is it a term to mark geographic location, it is generally used in the…
Best ways to make someone think you’re an obnoxious frummy from NY
I can spot New Yorkers from a mile away, the impatient souls at one of the local restaurants wondering why there’s English music and no crusty old tzedakah boxes in the place. I can see them in shul wondering why…
What’s the best kosher restaurant in New York?
I would hesitate to call myself a foodie, but being in the profession for a couple years now I’ve definitely an appreciation for good food and wine. The truth is, I haven’t had the chance to eat out much, I’m…
Dear Heshy: Moving out of New York is against halacha
Hey Hesh, I read your piece on why frummies will never move out of New York with interest, but I have to disagree. It’s not that I love New York, it’s that I have an underlying feeling that moving out…
Why frum New Yorkers will never move out of town
I had a nice long chat with an old friend the other day about moving out of New York. He and his wife have spent the last 3 years looking for the perfect community to call home. They visited Dallas,…
10 most famous frum streets
I am sure we could debate for hours as to what street is most famous in the frum world, but when it comes down to it there aren’t that many. I think my list will probably consist of less than…
Rochester is different than I remember it
I stepped off the plane in New York and already I could feel the pull of New York, the attitude, the rudeness, the harried passengers rushing to their final destinations. I was shuffled with the rest of my flight into…
I’m already regretting coming to New York for succos
By the time you read this I will be suffering through a flight from San Francisco to New York…. I’m already regretting my choice to leave this paradise I live in, it may be raining outside at the moment, but…
Who has the best kosher pizza in New York?
Starting a discussion on the best kosher pizza anywhere is a dangerous act, I one time asked my facebook friends where the best kosher pizza in Los Angeles was and an all out pizza war ensued. Everyone started attacking people…
New York Blizzard proves to be bad for shidduchim
The recent New York Blizzard has made a lot of problems for people, folks couldn’t get to work, couldn’t get out of their cars and couldn’t get to shul, but apparently the worst of the problems may be for people…
Are you a coffee snob?
On the east coast we call them coffee snobs, those people that think Starbucks is purposefully burnt so people will flavor their coffee with vanilla and hazelnut syrups that are just sugar and chemicals, those people who make fun of…
Guide to Modern Orthodox and YU Kiruv
Part 2 in the 3 part guest post series on the 3 major factions of Kiruv Part 2: Yeshiva University/Modern Orthodox Kiruv I just want to reiterate the purpose of these postings (click to see the one for yeshivish kiruv).…
The friendliest shul in New York City
I had a lot of things on my mind as I ran out the door of my friends house in Jamaica Estates. I had just been informed by my bank that my checking account was drained by someone in Florida…
Succos in New York is rained out
One of the things I wanted to see on my trip to New York was rain, Northern California weather is what we east coasters may call paradise. It hasn’t rained since the winter, which ended in March and I felt…
Frummies!!!
The joy at seeing a family of 13 walking down the block with 4 kids dressed in exactly the same outfit elicits such a smile from me you may think I was on crack. The nachas I shepped as I…
I’m in New York and it’s so strange here
My friend had just picked me up from the airport and already I was in a state of culture shock. There were more black people in the airport than I had seen in my entire 10 months living in Northern…
I’m actually looking forward to coming to NY next week
I admit it, I kind of miss New York and the east coast – I miss my peeps, I miss some of the more romantic towns and I miss pizza and late night grease filled sandwiches at Subsational. I can’t…
Dear Heshy: I’m looking for a new shul in New York
I stumbled upon your “Best of Shul Awards” piece in Googling Bnai Jacob (i.e., the Park Slope Shul), and, seeing that you are an expert shul reviewer, figured I would hit you up for some advice. As a disclaimer, I am not frum,…
I miss New York a little bit
I was walking down the street in San Jose with a buddy of mine from Denver and we came to a random crosswalk in the middle of a very busy street. “Watch this” I told him as I stepped into…
If the girl’s ugly, just pretend you’re the deliveryman
My buddy has a problem — he tends to get set up with ugly girls. This problem is multiplied by the fact that he lives in the middle of nowhere and has to fly 4 hours into New York City…