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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
You Can Live A Lie For Only So Long
I did not shave or cut my beard for almost four years. Then I cut it off three months ago. A couple of weeks ago, Matisyahu cut off his beard. Many people have asked me for my opinion. I say … Continue reading
The Rav Forbade Congregational Singing
In his part two lecture on Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: “Congregational singing wasn’t even done in Germany. It was choir singing. It’s an American thing. It might be a development of the … Continue reading
Booted Out Of Shul
I talk to a source on FB: The RCA set up a fake singles event at Kutsher‘s, all designed to kick me out what? RCC? No…even bigger than that…the RCA itself whoa Yeah…they kicked me out of shul…it was terrible. … Continue reading
The Alexander Technique Teacher’s Code Of Conduct
When I converted to Orthodox Judaism, I affirmed that I would live up to its numerous demands. When I entered Alexander Technique teacher training, I was expected to live up to AMSAT’s code of conduct. The following part of the … Continue reading
The Fierce Struggle For Purity
Today is the first day of Hanukkah, a minor eight-day Jewish holiday that gets a lot of press because it falls near the end of the Western calendar year and is thought of by the goyim as the Jews’ version … Continue reading
Anonymous Girl From Stern, You’ve Got A Lot To Learn
Like many of you, I recently read a certain article about a stern girl engaging in certain promiscuous acts in a hotel room. I know that it is not easy being an orthodox college student in New York and that … Continue reading
Pre-Marital Sex Story Shakes Up YU
This controversy illustrates something I love about Orthodox Judaism — it makes more of life significant. Most communities would not become aghast at a story about pre-marital sex, but in Orthodox Judaism it is a shanda. Those Jews who take … Continue reading
Another Orthodox Jewish Sex Abuse Scandal In New York
The New York Post reports: He looks like a movie star, but many members of Brooklyn’s Jewish community believe he is a monster. Andrew Goodman, 27, who worked for Jewish social-service agencies, is charged with sexually abusing two Orthodox boys … Continue reading
The Modern Orthodox Walk Of Shame
From YUBeacon.com: Adjusting the clasp on my Hadaya necklace, I finally take in my whole reflection in the bathroom mirror. My transformation from Occasionally-Cute-Modern-Orthodox-Girl into Sexually-Appealing-Secular-Woman: complete. I had managed to startle myself so much that I rush to cover … Continue reading
Is No Contact 12 Days A Month Healthy For A Marriage?
Kate calls the Dennis Prager show today: “I’m an Orthodox Jew. Us Orthodox Jews have mandatory separation [from spouses] for 12 days every month [the laws of family purity]. When I was becoming religious, I was told that this would … Continue reading