Tag: Brooklyn
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Food & Kashrus
Restaurants can have hashkafic levels too
I had an epiphany tonight while sitting in Burgers Bar of the five towns. , if people and shuls could be hashkafically labeled, why…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Lag Baomer is a time for exercise
While riding my bike around Prospect Park tonight I realized something very interesting, it is the only time during the year when exercise is…
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Food & Kashrus
My kind of shiur
I immediately felt welcome at the shiur I went to tonight, and it just may have to do with all the bitul torah that…
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Dating & Marriage
Are you annoyed when people ask – what do you do?
What do you do? You can always tell someone is a New Yorker when they pop that question before they even ask for your…
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Pesach
Rabbis in Brooklyn finally make a good ban
Vos Iz Neias is reporting that 30 leading Rabbis in Brooklyn have signed a religious ban on price gouging for Pesach items. Sounds like…
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Jewish Life
Tonight is your last chance to see me live
Tonight is my ninth and last show for the month of March and what I termed as my try it out see how I…
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Jewish Life
Frum Satire live at Brooklyn College tomorrow night
I will be doing a show at Brooklyn College tomorrow night in conjunction with the Hillel there, this is not an event for just…
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Dating & Marriage
Google Maps image catches two yeshiva guys hitting on a girl
I thought the Chinese women dancing to Miami Boys Choir was random, but this may take the cake. Two different people sent me this…
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Jewish Life
Legends of Brooklyn
An interesting video done with my friend Luzzy Liff telling us about some legends of Brooklyn. From Yankel the fefercorn to the guy who…
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Jewish Life
An Ignorant Ashkenazic guy makes fun of Sephardim
And you think Obama is part of Al Quieda? I have gotten many complaints over the years about my lack of posts dedicated to…
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Dating & Marriage
The Hot Chani Field Guide
A few months back I published a post explaining to you all what exactly a Hot-Chani was, I now bring to you a snippet…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
GPS for frummies
It seems like there is a whole economy that runs on chumras, whenever something gets banned or made stricter, someone comes out with a…
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Jewish Life
Poking fun at Hockers and BT’s (video)
This was filmed on the deck of a ski house that my friends rented for the weekend, it was pitch black and they really…
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Yeshivish
What is a hocker? (video)
If you have a good understanding of what a hocker or macher is - this video hits home. If not, wish you luck in…
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Jewish Life
Yum its Pas Yisroel
Thank God I keep my camera in the car...seen while driving in Brooklyn, check out that uber cool handlebar mustache- never saw one on…
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Dating & Marriage
Overheard at Subsational
I was sitting at Subsational on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn eating a most enjoyable honey barbeque steak sandwich when I overheard a couple…
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Jewish Life
The Hipster Olympics (hilarious video)
I have wondered if any hipsters actually read my blog, but I know I have loads of readers in Brooklyn where the hipsters are…
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Chassidim & Chabad
Crown Heights Simchas Bais Hoshoeva: Photos and Thoughts
I arrived in Crown Heights at 11:30pm last night, jacked up on an almond snickers bar and some mountain dew I thanked the Lord…
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Chassidim & Chabad
Anti Indulgence Chassidim in Williamsburg ban Choice!!!
I have always had some existential angst when it came to the whole concept of choice. All those theories about freedom of choice and…
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Music, Movies & Pop Culture
Why do cheesy carnivals and uncle moishy come to mind?
Whenever I think of lame Chol Hamoed Sukkos I think of Uncle Moishy and closed off streets in Borough Park filled with cheesy rides…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Sarah Palin wigs come to Borough Park
I always thought that Sarah Palins hair did resemble one of those sheitles worn by Hot Chani types strolling along Central Avenue in the…
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Jewish Life
Do you own a frummy car
I don't know when the switch happened, but somewhere along the way frummies started driving minivans, thats when it all went downhill. But who…
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Jewish Life
Venting about the lone cop on the Brooklyn Bridge
So I don't know how many of you people live in Brooklyn or ever have the opportunity to drive on one of the most…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
How did 7-11 become the preeminent Jewish hangout?
Because its 24 hours and frum Jdews have a love affair with sugar filled slurpies. Some may say its the sexual innuendo behind slurpies,…