I’ve said before, but I just read something so disturbing that I think I need to reiterate the fact that the BT movement is destroying our community from within. I’m not just talking about polluting the pure blood yichus and…
Tag: secular
I’ve decided to stop reading goyishe books
One of my biggest taivya’s (desires) is reading, I hate movies and TV, but reading has always been my nisayon and now I’ve decided to stop reading all together because I cannot find anything good and kosher to read. I…
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…
Thanksgiving: another Modern Orthodox vs. Frummie holiday
It may be different with the people you know, but in my circle I have noticed one thing to be true – that the modern orthodox folks I know are much more likely to celebrate Thanksgiving than the frummies I…
Burning dumpsters doesn’t show the beauty of shabbos!
I bid good bye to my friend Josh at Kikar Shabbat, we had expected some riots, but there were none and we both turned toward home, let down by the seemingly non-violence of the Charedim. I walked toward the Beis…
Orthodox Jews don’t drink Manischewitz
The only reason I have ever witnessed orthodox Jews drink Manischewitz, is because my yeshiva was located 60 miles from their winery and would get free wine in return for the slave labor offered them in the form of rabbinical…
What did you get for your bar mitzvah?
I was bar mitzvahd many years ago, but I still remember some of the gifts given to me. Since I come from a relatively poor family I used to gasp in horror when I realized that it was perfectly normal…