The fellow who wrote this wasn’t joking when he said most guys who went to yeshiva would be able to relate. I feel like the entire mussar of my yeshiva was based on eating cheeseburgers and masturbating, I hear both…
Tag: sins
Zera Livatala, Ever Min Hachai, Not Killing Amalek favorite aveiros of 2013
Views on sin are changing, we’ve known that all along, but the statistical report on what aveiros were the most loved during 2013 is fascinating. Zera Livatala has been on the list for the past 27 years, since porn was…
Frum Inconsistencies: Don’t Judge Judaism by the Jews
One of the toughest things I’ve had to do recently is to try and explain frum inconsistencies to people who couldn’t get a grip on reality. The reality that Orthodox Jews are not perfect and in fact they are inherently…
Two Scenarios in Which I Meet God (After 120 Years)
Children, children! Yom Kippur is coming and we all owe the Oibeshter a little something. Maybe you spoke loshon hara, chas v’sholom, maybe you brushed your teeth too hard on Shabbos and caused yourself to bleed, or maybe you had…