I just received the following, and I’ve been getting them for years : Greetings, thought would like this…my family and I are hanging by the pool…and there is this obvious young Lubavitcher long beard, baseball cap and his wife with…
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My first trip to the sheitle salon
This is not about whether I agree with sheitles or not, when my wife walked in with her sheitle on I didn’t recognize her and was like “damn it’s a little hot for me” but this post isn’t about the…
Ignorance is Bliss
Sometimes I wish I could go back to my high school days, the days before existential crisis wracked my mind, the days when issues of faith and belief were no brainers. Those days before I started reading philosophy and anything…
Hot Chani founder speaks out
We recently had a chance to speak with Chani Greenblatt who is credited as being the first hot chani, originally from Flatbush, she moved to the Five Towns after marrying a successful nursing home administrator. They built a lovely home,…
Frummies sue for damaged wig on The People’s Court
Thanks to Gabe for sending me this video, it’s hilarious and very sad at the same time, two frummies (they seem like tuna beigels to me, they are chassidim that don’t dress the part, notice the accents) claim their $3,000…
Why do Chassidic women shave their heads?
Whenever people begin to talk about hair covering post marriage, the conversation always ends up in chassidish territory and someone is always wondering why they shave their heads if they are covering them anyway. Interesting enough, no one ever wonders…
Hot Chani makes it to Wikipedia
Just thought you folks should see the Wikipedia entry for Hot Chanie
The Rastafarian Beret and Other Adventures in Hair Covering
Growing up, I thought obsessing about hair was a “Dominican thing.” Later, I found out it was also a “black thing.” And after converting to Judaism, I realized it was also a “Jewish thing.” I can remember back to a…
Sexy sheitles and the age of BS tznius
I cant believe I never spoke about this, but what is the deal with the sexy sheitles – I know that some of you may go on about how tznius and hair covering is two completely separate halachos but it…
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,…