Why are you living in my community? Why haven’t you realized that you’ve exhausted all of your dating options within a 300 mile radius and the only people left to date are out of your hashkafic realm or not halachically…
Tag: upper west side
Celebrate Tu B’av Upper West Side style
No, everyone isn’t going to dance through the halls of Oheb Tzedek wearing white in the hopes of a tefillin date, besides most of the folks on the upper west side aren’t frum enough to really think of dusting off…
The Baal Teshuva’s guide to shidduch dating
As much as we kiruv industry professionals like to think we have prepared the baal teshuva for the real (frum) world we really haven’t. So while the girls know how to to dress according to tznius social norms, the guys…
Washington Heights versus the Upper West Side
Whenever you talk to singles contemplating on moving out of their communities to a “singles community” you hear them debate about whether they want to move to the Upper West Side (aka UWS) or Washington Heights (aka The Heights) These…
Living in a singles community doesn’t help you get married
One of the things everyone who I talk to from back east ask is how the singles situation is out here. It’s slim pickings, but I could have told you this before I moved here, I kind of moved here…
Getting caught taking the elevator on shabbos
Most of the folks I grew up with or knew on the upper west side took the elevator. My friends were of the “oops” variety, they would sneeze or nudge the button with their shoulder. Some people were of the…
Upper West Side bars make it possible for orthodox Jews to go out on Friday night
For many orthodox Jews, the biggest drag is not being able to go out on Friday night like normal people. Lots of folks are seen as anti-social and weird for not going out with their non-Jewish or non-religious friends, it’s…
Schwartzie Visits the Upper West Side
I don’t do well on the Upper West Side. Now, I know what you’re thinking- you’re asking yourself how it could be possible that a man like me isn’t the toast of the town over there in the epicenter of…
Frum Satire show on the upper west side
Yours truly was asked today by non-other than the OU to perform for one of their singles events on the upper west side. I wonder if this means they endorse me now – because it would be a great thing…
Kiddush: A timeless classic
I wrote this piece last week for a newspaper- the editor was impressed, but her boss turned me down. I can remember sitting as an antsy 10 year old in shul next to my father waiting patiently for the announcement.…