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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Converting To Orthodox Judaism Is Hard
How come a lot of people — maybe most people — don’t find converting to Orthodox Judaism more difficult than getting an AA degree from a community college? I think it depends a lot on a person’s temperament. You can … Continue reading
Learning The Social Mores Of Orthodox Judaism
Heshy Fried writes: When I lived in Dallas, the kiruv folk over there had the social process down pat, this was because they had no competition and most of the people becoming frum would probably never live anywhere else and … Continue reading
An Entertainment Subgenre
Chaim Amalek emails: I know this no longer is Luke’s area, but there must be a market for shomer negia videos, in which women try to tempt men into touching them and the men steadfastly refuse, but are instead content … Continue reading
Jews Praying With Tefillin Freak Out Plane
Should Jews stop praying with tefillin on planes because it is freaking out the goyim? The Los Angeles Times reports: Police and FBI agents responded Sunday to reports of three men acting suspiciously on an Alaska Airlines flight inbound to … Continue reading
Orthodox Jews Have Their Own Language
Heshy Fried — the most consistently amusing Jewish blogger — writes: Orthodox Jews have their own language, some call it yinglish, but we really add English, Yiddish, Hebrew, Aramaic and random terms from the Torah into out lingo. Where else … Continue reading
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE CHASSIDISH TO BUY A SWIM DRESS
Modesty is a great blessing. Heshy Fried. Does not HaShem belong in the swimming pool?
I Just Broke Shomer And It Felt So Good!
Israeli Rabbi Says Women Should Not Drive Cars
A Israeli rabbi has put out a religious decree banning Jewish women from driving or learning to drive. The influential rabbi, Avraham Yosef, has said women should not get behind a wheel unless absolutely necessary. His order prohibits women from … Continue reading
Does This Ad Give You Bad Thoughts?
When I look at this image, I think about Torah, but apparently not every guy is as righteous as I am. Telz Angel writes: It has been said that Frum Satire drives people off the derech. How wrong this is … Continue reading
Big News In The Valley
I hear: Just wanted to give you a lead about a story for your blog…. Emek Hebrew Academy is getting rid of its two principals (Judaic and Secular) after this year. They are claiming that Wachsman is retiring, but the … Continue reading