Claiming historical significance in one’s work is usually hyperbole; usually, but not always. When Moishe Rabbainu put out the call for donations for the mishkan we can assume he told everyone this is a historic opportunity “Hashem Yisborach made this world 2,500…
Tag: vos iz neias
WTF is wrong with people?
So I’m wandering around Vos Iz Neias last night to see if there were any good frum scandals worth making fun of and I stumbled across a news piece about two Waterbury yeshiva students who were killed in a van…
Vos Iz Neias opens grocery store in Brooklyn
Hat tip to Gila who always has the best strange Jewish photos in her facebook albums.
Vos Iz Neias changes their comments policy – is this the end of the madness?
Vos Iz Neias is the first website I look at when I open my computer, right away I know all the scandals, chillul hashem’s, arrests and other drama happening in the frum community and when I just needed a laugh…
Stereotyping Vos Iz Neias Commenters
I would love to have a conversation with the folks from Vos Iz Neias so I could find out who is actually commenting on their posts. Is it all from the same people, or does every post actually feature multiple…
Matzav vs. Vos Iz Neias: Jewish news sites go to war
My personal thoughts are that the frum Jewish news sites are merely blogs full of copied and pasted material, I always figured a news site would have reporters and cover their own stories. It seems that the only one that…
New Jersey legalizes medicinal marijuana – Vos Iz Nieas comments
New Jersey legalized Medicinal Marijuana yesterday and these two comments sound like something from the Cold War era. “Obama, Gov. Corzine and the communist democrats want America’s youth to smoke drugs and collect welfare and rely on government for their…
Women should not learn torah their job is to cook and clean
This is a lengthier version of the Vos Iz Neias comment of the day, due to the fact that the comments listed below are a great way to welcome new folks into the orthodox fold. I used to wonder why…
Vos Iz Neias Comment of the day
There was an article posted on VIN from the Jewish Star (which seems to be one of the better Jewish weeklies in the New York area) yesterday that was calling for the boycott of folks who support the Niturei Karta…
Heshy Fried featured on Vos Iz Neias
Featured may be a bit strong, but due to the fact that Vos Iz Nieas was nice enough to call me an Award Winning Blogger (for the record I have gotten some notable things out of blogging – but never…
Vos Iz Neias comment of the day
So the mayor of Jerusalem is running in the New York City marathon, but that’s not frum is it? “he will probebly arriving on shabbs, he like’s thet peaple are mchalel shabbs, opening karta lot. what a shame!!” “Iwould suggest…
Vos Iz Neias Comment of the day
In response to an article that tries to debunk the “age gap” as the cause of the shidduch crisis: Afilu Omrim Al Yemin Shehu Smol…… BTW this guy’s solution to the shidduch crisis is to have mixed singles events. I…
Vos Iz Neias comment of the day
Vos Iz Neias doesn’t just report news, they allow many of us a glimpse into the minds of Charedim, or the minds of those who read and comment on the site. The comments on Vos Iz Neias make my site…
Charedi girls paid not to wear makeup at their wedding
Jerusalem – The Darchei Rachel seminary for girls in Jerusalem imposed a new regulation recently: Each girl agreeing not to put on makeup for her wedding will receive a scholarship worth NIS 1,000 (about $265).
Gebrokts crisis: some say snorting matzo is the best way
Once again I am amazed by what comes out of the Charedi world, the latest is a gebrokts scare. Apparently Rabbonim are saying that matzo could become leavened in your mouth and even though many Charedim dry their mouths with…
Vos Iz Neias commenters are nuts
I am convinced that Vos Iz Neias is the heimishe version of the New York Post, they copy and paste a bunch of regular articles from CNN and Huffington post and then like clockwork every 10 articles or so is…