Monthly Archives: April 2008

Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe by Lisa Alcalay Klug

From Amazon.com: "It’s never been hipper to be Jewish." –VH1 Cool Jew does for gefilte fish and matzah balls what the Preppy Handbook did for plaid and polo–only with much more chutzpah. Cool Jew covers everything Hebraic from womb to … Continue reading

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Remembering Abner Weiss’s Final Years At Beth Jacob

I’m told: Gadi Pickholz’s is distorting the facts. The audacity to twist the story around! – Rabbi Abner Weiss had affairs with married women in his congregation prior to Yuli Aranowitz. We knew and did nothing because we did not … Continue reading

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Time Warner’s Lousy Phone Support Is Not Meeting My Needs And It’s Left Me Feeling Frustrated And Tingly

I get my phone, cable, and internet through Time Warner. Their phone support sucks. I sent off this: "How do I access my voice mail on my home phone when I am away from home? Also, about a third of … Continue reading

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First Chupa, Then Shtuppa

From my live cam chat: RussianDragon:  I MISSED YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO YourMoralLeader:  I wanna know what love is YourMoralLeader:  I wanna go where love is RussianDragon:  hug a horse YourMoralLeader:  I need someone to show me Emma:  I’ll show you Mr … Continue reading

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Aish Ha Torah Los Angeles – So Successful No One Goes There Anymore

I was chatting with a friend and asking him about Aish. "I don’t know," he said. "I don’t know anyone who goes there. Nobody does. They shut themselves off from the rest of the community. It’s a weird culty place." … Continue reading

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