The best thing about being a yeshiva dropout, bum or off the derech kid is that unlike the rest of the population it’s considered perfectly normal to be in college at the age of 25, although these jobs are usually…
Tag: yeshiva rebels
Will learn for free food
Its Carlos and Gabbys night at the yeshiva, this usually means high attendance, the people who run the place aren’t stupid. If you want to get some punk ass 15 year old priority one kid in the door on a…
Shabbos Nachamu in Woodbourne
The last real shabbos nachamu I spent roaming between Woodbourne and Kiamesha Lanes was years ago, I must have been about 22 or 23, and the kids at risk yeshiva rebel revolution was at its tail end. Not that there…
Far Rockaway and its sexual tension
The bridge was too narrow for people to work in twos, therefore every time you came upon a group of people you had to go single file and make eye contact for too long to be comfortable. It was unnerving…
20 types of guys that every yeshiva has
Every yeshiva is different so the following may vary but my yeshiva had a bunch of different characters- their roles stayed the same from year to year, but their names changed. I have 18 listed and I know there are…
Are you undercover off the derech?
There are several classifications of off the derech- there are those that are just plain old off the derech and then there are those that are under cover off the derech, there are two separate classes of under cover off…
How did 7-11 become the preeminent Jewish hangout?
Because its 24 hours and frum Jdews have a love affair with sugar filled slurpies. Some may say its the sexual innuendo behind slurpies, but I merely think its the fact that not only is 7-11 a 24 hour establishment,…