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Why Frum New Yorkers will Never Move Out of Town
I had a nice long chat with an old friend the other day about moving out of New York. He and his wife have spent the last 3 years looking for the perfect community to call home. They visited Dallas, Denver, Atlanta, Baltimore, Cherry Hill and many other frum communities. They looked at the quality of life, schools, jobs and ...
Read MoreWhy Does Anyone Talk at Shul?
When I go to shul, I like to sit in the first or second row, by myself. Even if I arrive late, the first and second row are reliably empty, so I can have my pick of seats (I like to sit on the aisle) and I like to put my tallit bag on the seat to my right, effectively ...
Read MoreWhy do we act? Lessons from the Freedom Rides
Fifty years ago, in May 1961, a small group of civil rights activists embarked on a journey that would change them and change America. Boarding buses headed south for what they termed a “Freedom Ride,” these young black and white activists challenged segregation by sitting together on the bus and in the waiting rooms of bus stations.Though the Supreme Court ...
Read MoreWhy do Some Frum People Click Their Tongue Before Making a Point?
I am noticing a growing trend in what I like to call “palate clicking.” (This was obviously written by a BT, because it is not a growing trend, palate clicking has been around for centuries, we practically have a mesorah for palate clicking)Bradley Morgan sent this to me.What is palate clicking? Palate clicking is that sound frum yids make just ...
Read MoreWhy Do So Many Jews Attend a Seder?
A large majority of all Jews attend a Seder, though the precise percentages are a bit elusive. A somehwat vague post at YNet reported last week about the percent of Israeli Jews that will conduct a Seder. We assume that it means, attend a Seder:According to a social survey, 82% of secular Israelis conduct the Seder, as do 93% of those who ...
Read MoreWhy do secular and non-observant Jews love chanukah?
That’s an easy one, because you don’t have to do anything!Unlike most of the other holidays, the requirements to celebrate chanukah are something everyone can do, be joyous, light the menorah say some blessings and eat oily foods, easy stuff – especially if you don’t keep much of anything else. Add to that, the fact that even the most secular ...
Read MoreWhy do many orthodox Jews think it’s ok to cheat on their taxes?
A new study is out that finds an overwhelming number of Jews thinks it’s ok to cheat on your taxes, pay workers off the books and pull other scams when it comes to their money and the government.“Do you know how hard it is to find a frum person who will work on the books?” Said one business owner who ...
Read MoreWhy do Frum Girls Always Slouch?
Hey Hesh, I’m sure you can help me out, as you are my go-to for all things that have to do with the frum world. Ever since I became religious I’ve started to notice that frum girls rarely stand up straight, they seem to be in a co0nstant state of slouching. I used to think it was just in pictures ...
Read MoreWhy do Chassidic women shave their heads?
Whenever people begin to talk about hair covering post marriage, the conversation always ends up in chassidish territory and someone is always wondering why they shave their heads, if they are covering them anyway. Interesting enough, no one ever wonders why they have to cover their hair if they don’t have any. I have come up with several reasons based ...
Read MoreWhy Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding Matters & the Celebrity Double-Standard
I’m hesitant to write about Chelsea Clinton’s upcoming wedding to Marc Mezvinsky, who was raised in Conservative Judaism, because I want to respect the private lives of the bride and groom. However, when the bride is the daughter of the 40th President of the United States, I suppose she is classified as a celebrity and her wedding is fair game ...
Read MoreWhy are you still frum?
This may be one of the most common questions I get asked from people who read my blog and I really don’t understand it much. The question is usually prefaced with “after all the crap you’ve seen or been through” followed by some sort of diatribe on why they left the path and wondering why I haven’t done the same. ...
Read MoreWhy Are There So Many Prominent Jewish Pro-Choicers in Politics?
Michigan State Representative Lisa Brown has become a new heroine of the pro-choice movement, and she achieved this status both by invoking her Judaism and by using the word “vagina” on the State House Floor, during a heated debate of an omnibus anti-abortion bill.“Mr. Speaker, I’m flattered that you’re all so interested my vagina, but no means no,” were her ...
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