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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
The Jewish Ritual Of Washing Hands Upon Waking
Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: “R. Yitzhak Abadi discusses this in Or Yitzhak, vol. 1, no. 1. He begins his responsum by pointing out that despite the fact that the Mishnah Berurah records how one is not to walk four … Continue reading
Don’t Pick Your Nose In Public
I find it disconcerting how many of the elementary courtesies are ignored by many in Orthodox Judaism. For instance, picking your nose in public. It’s widespread among my Orthodox friends. Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: …R. Eliezer Melamed – who … Continue reading
How many plooks till you’re out?
I would never have a rabbi who’s once committed adultery, once slipped with a congregant, once molested a child. Once and you’re out. You should go sell insurance. But Orthodox Judaism tends to be forgiving. Molest kids, get arrested for … Continue reading
How Many Orthodox Jews Are Happy About Being Jewish?
I am shocked at the high percentage of Orthodox Jews I meet who tell me that if they had a choice, they would not be Jewish. It’s too hard. Too much of a burden. But they feel obligated by tradition … Continue reading
Don’t Expect To Get Hired At A Major Los Angeles Law Firm If You Look Jewish
I don’t believe there is any major law firm in Los Angeles who would hire a lawyer who looked traditionally Jewish with the long beard, the yarmulke, the tzitzit out (unless the guy was extraordinarily connected). There are many Orthodox … Continue reading
Religion Vs Sports
In his speech last night to the RNC, Mitt Romney said: “We were Mormons and growing up in Michigan; that might have seemed unusual or out of place but I really don’t remember it that way. My friends cared more … Continue reading
What’s The Orthodox Way Of Eating A Bread Roll?
I was accused on Shabbos of eating my bread roll like a baal teshuva (instead of an FFB, Frum From Birth, aka Orthodox from birth) because I put the humus on my roll instead of tearing my roll up and … Continue reading
What are the ten stupidest things that Orthodox Jews, particularly rabbis, believe?
I want to make a list (while staying within the daled amot aka orthodox Judaism): * That the Chofetz Chaim embodies Judaism’s teachings about proper speech (he used mussar, frequently extreme, and aggadata and turned it into halacha). If you … Continue reading
Never Married Orthodox Jew – You’ve Got An Intimacy Disorder
If you’re an Orthodox Jew and you’re not married by age 28, barring some hideous deformity, you are 98% likely to have an intimacy disorder (usually expressed in men through porn addiction and in women through the acquisition of pets).