Tag: fast days
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
Don’t let George Zimmerman ruin your Tisha B’Av
It seems that everyone talking about George Zimmerman, no one spoke about it over shabbos, yet as soon as shabbos was over it was…
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Jewish Life
Have you ever done a Ta’anis Dibbur?
The other night, my facebook status read as follows: May actually do a Ta'anis Dibbur this year because shul for me is one long…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
But I don’t relate to Tisha B’av
I've heard the complaints dozens of times and have made them myself, but for some reason Tisha B'av is the one day in the…
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Jewish Life
A Modern Eicha for our times
Guest post by Andonymous Hope you like the attached content! I call it "modern day Eichah," since we obviously have trouble relating to the…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Most Illicit thoughts on Yom Kippur
I always say that during musaf of Yom Kippur is when the dirtiest most whacked out thoughts come into my head. All the lady…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
When all is said and done, Tisha B’Av just isn’t funny
There isn't anything inherently funny about Tisha B'Av. Yom Kippur is funnier -- we clop our chests, all the Rabbis look like idiots in…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
Tisha B’Av pickup lines
I would love to see if any of you have ideas for this one, Jewish pickup lines are usually pretty easy to come up…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
Fast days aren’t about sleeping and watching movies
Studies show that when it comes to minor fast days like today, the majority of people do not know what they are about. In…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
The best ways to mess with BT’s on Yom Kippur
I think I may have to do short lists for every holiday, because messing with BT's rocks and makes the time go by quicker.Check…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
The necessary business model re-org of Tisha B’Av: A personal lament
By David Sheril I guess I’ll to be the one with the cojones to publicly announce it: we are losing Tisha B’Av. I don’t…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
9 Tisha B’av blog posts from around the web
Writing comedy on Tisha B'av is like eating prok for kiddush on Yom Kippor, well maybe not that bad - but it just doesn't…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Rarely am I so captivated by a speech
I don’t typically like speeches, hate may be a strong word, but I do space out or read something else. Tonight at the end…
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Dating & Marriage
Finding the right shul on Tisha B’av
Finding the right shul to go for Tisha B’av can make your fast an easy and memorable one, while winding up at the wrong…
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Food & Kashrus
Have you ever eaten on Yom Kippor?
No I didn't break my fast, but as any person who can't concentrate on davening will tell you, you think about the most insane…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
Fast or die!!!
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
I can never find my place in Slichos!!!
You know how I can tell the high holiday season is upon us? Besides for the fact that I just clopped my chest a…
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Israel
When BT’s aren’t quite there yet: Ohr Someyach Memories
For those of you fortunate to witness my comedy show in Bet Shemesh on the second night of the frum satire Israel comedy tour…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
Finding meaning on Tisha Baav
So the fast is winding down by now and I should have posted something earlier, I really didn't feel like making this post funny…