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…
Tag: treife
Is Matisyahu’s music kosher?
Hey Hesh, Been loving your responses to some of the “fan mail” you get and I was wondering if you might have any insight into whether or not Matisyahu’s music is kosher. You’ve mentioned before that many frum people consider…
Is it kosher? Uh, it’s not recommended
I found myself faced with an incredible challenge yesterday, it was a lull at work and the chef offered to pay for starbucks if I’d drive. I wish she would have said “lets get something at starbucks” and not offered…
Marrying a convert has its pluses: Christmas with the in-laws!
Let’s face it, as an FFB I’ve been deprived of some pretty pivotal moments in life. My father never told me to use protection, I never got to go to prom (I still have no idea how to dance with…
Is a Safe-Treif Certification in the works?
Kashrut authorities have been able to make money on certifying all sorts of odd things that once never really needed a hechsher. We all joke about the kashrus of water, fruit, and even toilet bowl cleaners. This is no joke,…
Derech, schmerech. Pass the shrimps.
I heard there’s a lot of hullabaloo around here about why people “go off the derech”, and anger, and backgrounds, and all kinds of naarishkeit. Fine. Do what you’ve got to do. Now, normally, I’d stay out of this kind…
Swine Flu is not kosher we call it the Mexican Flu
Israeli Health Minister Yakov Litzman has been updating a nervous public on the swine flu epidemic – and he started by renaming it for religious reasons. “We will call it Mexican flu. We won’t call it swine flu,” said Mr…