Tag: Jewish Community
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Jewish Life
Is the frum community ready for the Gay Crisis?
As the rest of the world tries to figure out how they feel about Gay Marriage, Gay movies, and gay cowboys, many Orthodox Jewish…
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Jewish Life
The secrets of frum hospitality
By Chaya Miriam Fried I don’t know if you ever got a chance to stay at a Marriott Hotel, but they have their signature…
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Food & Kashrus
I heard you found kosher cheese at…
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw large bags of kosher and cholov yisroel cheese at Smart and Final last week, I myself…
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Jewish Life
Maybe I’m just a self embarrassed Jew!
I'm not sure why, but whenever I'm in New York or another large orthodox community I suddenly like to hide my Jewishness. Normally, I…
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Shul Life
Does your community have a breakaway shul?
San Francisco may be a black hole of Orthodox Judaism, but the lackluster numbers of shomer shabbos and shomer kashrus Jews have never stopped…
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Jewish Life
10 most famous frum streets
I am sure we could debate for hours as to what street is most famous in the frum world, but when it comes down…
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Jewish Life
Hi you don’t know me – can I come for shabbos?
I was chatting with a blog reader the other day over Gchat and I was telling him that I could hook up with folks…
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Yeshivish
Dear Heshy: I was perturbed by your Far Rockaway articles
So I got a complaint via email today and I wish I received more of these. Most of the critics just make simple comments…
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Shul Life
The Man’s Cup – One of the strangest shul fundraisers
So I'm sitting in Oakland at some mighty cool folks for lunch this past shabbos and they start talking about this shul fund-raising event…
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Jewish Life
What’s the deal with Staten Island?
Staten Island is one of those places you just don't go. My brother once took the ferry there and I do recall going with…
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Jewish Life
The little Jewish community that could
I can’t believe everyone’s so young, it seems like the last time I was here everyone was much older, had that many members died…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Guide to Yeshivish Kiruv
Guest post by Kiruv Krises - this will be a 3 part series, not funny, but very informative. As someone who’s been reading Frum…
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Jewish Life
Bay Area Orthodox Jews are ahead of their time
One of the first things I was told when I moved to the Bay Area was that the Jewish community was way ahead of…
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Nostalgia
Detroit Memories
The pizza store in Detroit is like no other I’ve been to, they have the greatest cheese sticks in the world. Soft homemade bread,…
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Chassidim & Chabad
Shabbos with the Motorcycle Rabbi
I think it was the first time in my life that I heard the following from a Rabbi with a long white beard: “You…
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Yeshivish
Yeshiva Tuition Reform Bill Passes: Critics shout socialism
Black Hat groups are rejoicing over the Yeshiva Tuition Reform Bill that was passed by the United States Beis Din earlier today. The YTR…
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Food & Kashrus
Californian Jews are too peaceful at kiddush
I was armed with a fork, flimsy plastic plate and a strategy before the rest of the congregants even walked through the door. I…
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Jewish Life
My response to Rabbi Steven Pruzansky’s article on Orthopraxy
There’s been a lot of talk in the Jewish Blogging world about the following article written by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in this past weeks…
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Jewish Life
Every Jewish Community has Politics
This is an old rant I wrote a long while back that still rings true today You may think your city is the worst,…
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Jewish Life
You are invited to a Check-Out Linden, NJ Shabbaton
Young Families: You’re Invited to a Check-Out-Linden Shabbaton! Shabbat, March 5-6, 2010 Spend Shabbos with the Linden community, the new destination for young, Orthodox…
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Jewish Life
Jewlicious Festival
Reminder: I am performing tonight at the shul on the beach in Venice, California. Jewlicious Festival 6.0 is a three-day gathering of Jewish students…
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Food & Kashrus
Boulder Colorado has my almost ideal Jewish community
The first time I came through it, I fell in love with Boulder, Colorado. My buddy Berel and I had been on a two…
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Dating & Marriage
Are labels necessary?
Everyone is judging everyone all of the time, whether it is based on the clothing they wear, the community or place they live, what…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Shabbos in San Jose
The Rabbi was yeshivish, clearly so because he used words that most of the shul didn’t understand, caught himself, and then said the English…