I remember when you could judge someone’s entire family over whether or not they had a TV in the home. It used to be that TV was the most important singular factor in what yeshiva, seminary, summer camp, or shul…
Tag: TV
Is the Internet or TV worse for your neshama?
The Internet may be one of the first things that the Geolim can’t control, the Asifa and their constant banter about the evils that befall us on the Internet remind me of the Haskalah. Television on the other hand was…
Jumbotron at shul
I was sitting in shul this week falling asleep during the Rabbi’s speech, and I had the following dream, or maybe it was a random stream of thoughts, or maybe I had too much Single Malt Scotch during the haftarah.…
Television: A cry of anguish and appeal to out Jewish Brethren
We Jews have been designated by G-d to be a “kingdom of priests, a holy nation.” Unfortunately, however, in the two thousand years of our Diaspora, the nobility of the Jewish character has suffered from considerable onslaught. In recent times,…
Happiness – from In Over our Heads
I am still totally into the folks from In Over our Heads – Jewish reality TV that is interesting. Apparently the Jewish community of Sharon, Mass feels it’s bad publicity, but I think the opposite – it shows that orthodoxy…
Is HD Tznius?
Keep in mind that this video was filmed at 4 in the morning – I really wasn’t thinking straight.
Hasid for a Day
A few weeks ago, Matthue Roth got a gig on the set of the TV show “The Good Wife” as an extra. 1. I’ve protested so frequently about the portrayal of Hasidic Jews in movies and TV — not to…
Yankees Win 2009 World Series
I don’t really care if they do or don’t, but the noise from across the street from my buddies house was keeping me up and I realized that a whole lot of you probably care or as Michael Moore likes…
Loving Leah movie review
My roommate was just watching this Hallmark special movie entitled Loving Leah that was just on CBS, the basic story is that Leah is married to Benjamin, Benjamin dies so Leah decides to do chalitzah and marry her brother in…