With more and more Orthodox Jews going to prison these days (obviously it’s due to antisemitism and those who are moser) one has to wonder about the strange halachic conundrums that must come up. How does one know what time…
Tag: seforim
Artscroll discovers that 95% of their books are never opened
After surveying 10,000 of its customers, Artscroll has discovered that 95% of the books purchased were never opened and merely used for interior design purposes. Artscroll was curious about whether people purchase their books for actual usage or just for…
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…
Jewish books make me sad
Guest post by Talia from Nerd With a Voice Sometimes I wonder if English seforim ever go through an editor. I was reading a book that shall remain nameless, but it was a concise compilation of short anecdotes and one-line…
20 ways you know you’re in a frummy house
I’ve been in a lot of frummy homes in my day, I myself grew up in a very non-frummy home – complete with swimsuit models adorning our walls and the large television. We had very few seforim that were in…
Kol Koreh against flying – it’s not mentioned in any seforim
From YWN: I, along with many prominent and well-known askonim, am currently circulating a kol koreh among many rabbonim, gedolim, and roshei yeshiva to decry not only Spirit Airlines, but the practice of flying in general. It is a known…
It’s frummy week on frum satire
Well it may or not be depending on how I feel, but based on how I feel now, I am in the mood of making fun of frummies this week. So here it goes. I was thinking about ways that…
Just put bentching on page one of bentchers
Someone mentioned this phenomena last night on facebook to me- but I have also wondered about it for years, as I am sure many of you have as well. Why on earth don’t bentcher designers place “bentching” on the first…
What do you think about during davening?
Sometimes I think of work. Sometimes I think of my bills. Sometimes I think of biking. Sometimes I think of hiking. Sometimes I think of my girlfriend. Sometimes I think of blog posts. Sometimes I think of what I am…