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Category Archives: New York
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Linked To Prostitution Ring
We’re discussing this important issue right now in my chat room. I’ve made a video report using wild oats to illustrate my point. Thank G-d I don’t have enough spare cash to get into this kind of trouble. I find … Continue reading
The Big Event Live: Banned
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Last week, there was a ban published in Hamodia that declared an upcoming charity concert by Shloime Gertner and Lipa Schmeltzer to be forbidden (link). Frankly, I have no patience for bans and don’t understand why … Continue reading