Tag: mikvah
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Used bedika cloths for sale on craigslist
It seems like ages since someone decided to put something funny and frum on Craigslist, I can't say this didn't cause me to puke…
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Dating & Marriage
Women risk life and limb to get to the mikvah during the snowstorm
The media, myself included, is constantly deriding the Charedim in Israel for its poor treatment of women. We tend to notice the bad, the…
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Dating & Marriage
What I thought of mikvah night before I got married
I feel like every time I spoke or joked about mikvah night before I got married, all the folks who had experienced this night…
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Chassidim & Chabad
I used to hate chabad, but then I needed a mikvah in the middle of nowhere…
I understand chabad hatred, I really do. If it's justified or not is hard to tell. I've heard dozens of stories on the both…
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Dating & Marriage
Eight Worst Mikvah Ladies.
Guest Post by Mrs. Telz Angel. In honor of the marriage of Heshy and Chaya I wanted to share with you my top eight…
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Jewish Life
Forget Bat Mizvah’s have a period party instead
New Age Judaic practice always strikes a weird note with me, it sounds good, you can make some great points from it, but in…
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Dating & Marriage
Coed Mikvahs
Forgive me, but I forgot who sent this to me. A Chassidish gay friend of mine told me that in the Satmar Mikvah there…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Attention: Please don’t ask Niddah questions at the table
So I'm sitting at this Rabbis table one week and he's got some guests and all of kids are sitting at the table and…
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Jewish Life
Niddah Rap
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Dating & Marriage
Do you hate going to the Mikvah?
Well the dude from Ma Nishtana blog hates it so much he made what seems to be the funniest video on the topic I…
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Dating & Marriage
Am I the only one who finds group mikvahs disgusting?
Just because its the thing to do, I went to the Ari's Mikvah in Tzfat on Friday. This was the first time I was…
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Dating & Marriage
Mikvah Night Song
Hey Heshy, I’m so glad that you liked this parody I wrote, which was inspired by Your amazing Mikvah night comedy video. Somehow I…
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Dating & Marriage
Mikvah Night Comedy
This may weird some of you out, while others may find it hilarious - watch at your own risk.
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Jewish Life
Do many people organize their lives around niddah schedules?
I have no idea how it came up in discussion, but I was at an oneg recently which had a bunch of married and…
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Shul Life
Making a case for Yoetzet Halacha
While spending shabbos in Washington Heights several weeks ago, the residents were in the process of trying to find a new Rabbi for the…
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Dating & Marriage
What is proper mikvah etiquette?
I have to admit I am not much a fan of mikvah, just the thought of getting into a pool where a bunch of…
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Dating & Marriage
What do you think of Polygamy?
I have never actually thought of polygamy before, besides for the few times I have heard that some sephardic folks still take more then…