As much as I hate to bump Michael Pimp Daddy Steinhardt off the top of the blog, this story bears repetition. It is chock full of faith and hope and just plain … mishigass. According to the...
Author - Laya Millman
the illusion of safety
I have a friend who doesn’t take buses. Her parents don’t allow her to. This shocks me on two levels (well, three if you include the fact that she still listens to her parents, but maybe...
same sex announcements
The Detroit Jewish News has decided to publish announcements for same-sex couples. Upon hearing this, local resident Ida Finkle immediately called the newspaper to announce that she and her husband...
Madonna sighting
My friend Tzvi reported the first Madonna sighting of the Holiday season. Just after midnight last night he was stepping out of the home of an actual kabbalist in the old city when he saw a man and...
Abu Chomsky
One thing i both love and hate about us Jews is our propensity, bordering on obsession, to be self-effacing and existentially aware of ourselves. I love the fact that we have different voices, even...
This is real…
I’m having spiritual issues. It’s Elul again, and I honestly don’t know where the last year went (I think I was too busy moving half a dozen times to realize what was happening)...