There’s an article in the NY Times today about a woman who is a 35 year old virgin, I know plenty of people who are 35 year old virgins, but they are only virgins because they are frum. Is all…
Tag: shomer negiah
David Finkelstein on Jewish pre-marital relations
Is he amazing? No, but orthodox Jewish comedians are so rare that I really appreciate them when they come along, the same could be said about me – I’m not a great comedian, but I have good ideas and there…
Why I don’t shake hands with the opposite sex
I received this in one of the many spam emails I get from any number of friends of mine who run shuls and chabad houses, once in a very rare while do I open them. I liked this one and…
An argument against shomer negiah?
January’s been a slow work month for me so I’ve been wandering around the J-blogesphere a little at night. I came across Masculine Jew the other night, which appears to be a blog written by an anonymous sephardic guy who’s…
Confessions of a 612er
Room 612 (or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Do Not Disturb Sign) Guest Post by Anshel M. Some call it being a “612er”, those of us that are shomer mitzvos but can’t seem to adhere to…
What shomer negiah really means
Find out more about shomer negiah on 4torah.com
The strangest video I ever made is still hilarious
I got sick of xtranormal pretty fast, but I was just watching this and I’m here laughing my tuchus off at how messed up my mind is to try and throw in a bunch of different concepts into one insane…
Post shomer negiah philosophy
Dear Heshy, Let me start off by commending you on creating one of my favorite websites and a place I can go to escape the ever-so-prevalent bullshit in our culture. No more bullshit! Kudos. I am 23, male, single, and…
Japanese lab invents internet kissing machine
I’m not sure how I feel about kissing a machine that allows you to kiss folks over the internet, but I’m sure someone will find some use for it. I always wanted my first kiss to be special with a…
So you think you can shomer?
So You Think You Can Shomer? by Anshel M. Shomer negiah is a fine institution and all that, don’t get me wrong, but you simply cannot convince me that it’s conducive to a robust connection to Hashem. At least for…
I just had sex – orthodox Jewish version
So for some reason or another (mostly because it’s a damned catchy song) the SNL song I just had sex has been stuck in my head for a few days and ironically a friend of mine just sent this hilarious…
40 year old frum virgin: How not having sex ruined my life!
I didn’t know what blogs were when I stumbled upon Nice Jewish Girl back in 2005, it was super interesting to read about a frum girl struggling with her natural sex drive and the halachic requirements of shomer negiah. She…
Tachlis with benefits
I’m not gonna lie, I had a friend with benefits situation once, we would hang out, but everything ultimately led to the back seat of my 92 Camry on some dead end street somewhere where we would share words of…
Just because you’re shomer negiah, doesn’t mean you’re tznius
The other day when I wrote about the awkward shomer negiah moments in that proposal video one of the commenters posited that it was weird for the girl to be shomer negiah and wear such a short skirt. Granted her…
Awkward Shomer Negiah Moments: Marriage proposals without touching
So I’m searching on You Tube for any interesting Maccabeats response videos and I found this one of this dude proposing to his girlfriend and it may be one of the most awkward shomer negiah moments I have ever witnessed.
The real reason why movies are assur
I was joking tonight with a friend of mine who lives in a small town and will be hosting a girl he’s shidduch dating for about a week and about how the Rabbi wouldn’t be so into him going to…
Speed dating for kohanim
Just got a facebook spam message for a speed dating event for kohanim and eligible women. Here are some sample dates. Date 1 Girl: Hi, I just wanted to tell you that I’m one of the few BT’s who has…
You know I dated the Sternberg Hot Dog Story girls friend?
I think I’m just going to continue with these two characters and do wacky videos with them. Welcome to my xtranormal phase.
Apparently I’m not frum – but who really is these days?
I made a comment yesterday about how I wouldn’t date the girl who posted the shidduch resume, but I would be down with making out and I’m sure most anyone would, why not, a little tongue slurping with some cute…
The fine art of being a slut
The following was asked to be anonymous for obvious reasons: The Fine Art of Being a Slut: I don’t even remember the first time my mother told me to “save myself.” It was something I heard throughout my formative years,…
It’s better to die than shake a woman’s hand
So some Rabbi last week in Israel ruled that you can shake a woman’s hand for business purposes or so you shouldn’t embarrass her and what do you think happened, a bunch of rabbis came out against this guy and…
The Unofficial Guide to Shomer Negiah
Many people I know keep negiah, they brave the dark waters of celibacy and refrain from touching the opposite sex until marriage. All of a sudden these same people are seen hugging women, sometimes kissing them on the cheek and…
Shomer negiah tefillin date
This is a work of fiction I met the girl on frumster and after several conversations we agreed to meet. This was going to be another run of the mill date. I would pick her up in the Heights and…
How did keeping shomer negiah become a choice?
How did it happen that keeping the laws of shomer negiah became that one thing that many frum people like to brag about picking and choosing. Frum people don’t brag about eating treife, breaking shabbos or torturing their pets, yet…
Dear Heshy: what do you think about non-kosher gum, shomer negiah and body piercings?
Dear Heshy, Hi, my name is Wished to remain anonymous. I am a big (not as in size) fan of your Frum Satire blog. I first stumbled on it about a year ago when a friend showed me your posts…