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Category Archives: New York
WND: Black Mobs Beating Jews In New York
Chaim Amalek says: “Stupid Mick. More proof that the goyim are nothing without one of us to lead them. Look at where Christianity would be today but for the leadership provided by Jews. Ditto feminism, Marxism, Freudianism, and the Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Jews, New York
Tagged black mob, dirty jew, jews in new york, mob attacks, sheepshead bay, talk show host
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I Dream Of New York
I keep having dreams about spending a weekend in New York. On Friday night in my dreams, I visit a couple of Orthodox synagogues and have a grand time. I meet people. I’m invited home for Shabbat dinner. I’m go-go-go … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Personal
Tagged crazy dreams, grand time, having dreams, orthodox synagogues, shabbat dinner
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Young New Yorkers No Longer Care About Sex?
The New York Observer reports: YOUNG NEW YORKERS no longer care about having sex. It’s not the endgame, nor even the animating force of social interaction. Men and women still get dressed up, but not for the purpose of taking … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Sex
Tagged media networks, new york observer, nightstand, patrick mcmullan, sexual tension, social interaction
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New York, New York
I take melatonin every night to sleep. One of its side effects is lurid dreams, which are quite disturbing for a man of piety. I’m having a lot of dreams of late about visiting New York. I see myself walking … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Personal
Tagged jewish new york, lurid dreams, melatonin, older woman, stairwells
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You Shouldn’t Read Blogs
From a Torah perspective, blogs just don’t seem kosher. I have an instinctive reaction against women as Orthodox rabbis. It just doesn’t seem right. Similarly, blogs that talk about other people, it just doesn’t seem right. That’s what the goyim … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Gossip, Los Angeles, New York, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged ghetto mentality, instinctive reaction, orthodox jew, orthodox rabbis, physical attributes, rate women, social mores, strange fire, torah perspective
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Lonely Hasidic Men
Where will they find solace? Will the Torah be enough? The New York Times reports: In July and August, many families there head for bungalow colonies in the Catskills, leaving behind men who work all week and reunite with their … Continue reading
Posted in Hasidim, New York
Tagged borough park, bungalow colonies, lively family, rabbi shlomo, weekday nights, york times reports
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Will New York Return To The Bad Ol’ Days?
Chaim Amalek emails: New Yorkers are always looking for signs of returns to the bad old days. In its favor is the demographic transformation wrought by the last few decades, a transformation from criminals to law abiding people that will … Continue reading
Posted in Chaim Amalek, New York
Tagged eighties, fifties, knock on wood, ol days, reversal of fortune, violent crime
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New York Feels The Recession
Chaim Amalek emails: “For the first time since I moved here years ago, I am seeing more and more the signs of real economic downturn in NYC – empty stores, stores closing shop suddenly, including some huge huge retailers like … Continue reading
Posted in New York
Tagged circuit city, economic downturn, loose money, recession, virgin records
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Inside The Galleria On 57th
Anonymous posts on Jewcy: Anybody who wants to have a quiet chat in a beautiful place, free, in mid-town Manhattan can use the lobby of the Galleria on 57th Street. It has Mendy’s, a kosher sandwhich and soda place, and a … Continue reading
Posted in New York
Tagged anonymous posts, bamboo forest, borders bookstore, mid town manhattan, studio apartment, track shoes
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Massive Condo Scam In New York
Zevulun writes: According to a Letter by Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, a Snitch, a ‘Moser’, who causes a Jewish persons arrest, Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba letter proposes that he may be executed, (Killed) literally by Jewish Vigilante Executioners, according to Halacha, Rabbi … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, New York
Tagged brooklyn neighborhood, face eviction, federal magistrate, jonathan green, lefferts ave, new york daily news
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