I was just reading an article about the first Big Ten player to wear a yarmulke during a game, I was instantly filled with a sense of pride over what I viewed to be a tremendous kiddush Hashem. Aaron Liberman…
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Can inverting your yarmulke help relieve headaches?
It sounds pretty crazy as home remedies go, but according to one very excited Yeshiva World News reader it has worked many times. I’m wondering what other frum placebo’s there are? Will walking backward out of a shul really help…
Do you wear your yarmulke in public?
Unlike many of my friends I’m a big fan of wearing my yamrulke in public all of the time, I believe it accomplishes many things besides for wearing my religion on my sleeve. Wearing my yarmulke in public is one…
Switching from black velvet to suede yarmulkes defies stereotypes
One of the people I met over the last days of yuntiff tried to stereotype me and failed miserably, he exclaimed shock when I told him that I hadn’t grown up yeshivish or let alone any variety of mainstream Judaism…
Black velvet yarmulkes make you more religious
It’s official — wearing a black velvet makes you smarter and more likely to be fervent in your religious practices, says a new study done by the Chumra Research Institute. CRI’s latest study comes as such a shock to the…
How do kiruv rabbis explain that bobby pins aren’t frum?
I have been wondering if part of a kiruv rabbis job training is when and how to tell the people he is being makarev that they are breaking certain unspoken rules of frumkeit. Rules such as bowing too far for…
Fight takes place in shul over Makom Kavua
Two men were injured today at what bystanders have been calling a makom kavua confrontation. Witnesses say that a modernishe guy entered the shul a little bit late and took the first seat he could find, shortly afterward, a large…
Does picking up fallen change make Jews look cheap?
I am walking down the street and suddenly I see penny on the ground, I resist the urge to bend down and grab it and keep walking. I think about the penny on the ground and walk back, casually looking…
Are you a Josh Miller?
Josh Miller is a generic name that my friend came up with to describe the all American Modern Orthodox Kid who did everything right and is a model for what the mid 20 something modern orthodox male should be. I…
Black Leaders call for boycot of Judaica stores that sell this…
Is double headcoverings a myth?
Back in the day when I used to ask the point in wearing a hat or a black velvet yarmulke, I used to get the same response. Besides for it somehow becoming the “uniform” of the yeshivish world- there is…