I was raised in Virginia, but I'm embarassed of where I was born. I currently live on the UWS in a building that I refer to as a "judgemental shtetl." I kind of love it.
Tamar, I totally agree with you that Jewish delis should be kosher. Or at least should have a kosher counter! Growing up in a strictly-kosher family out in the boondocks I never tasted the delights of deli food until I moved to New ...
RE: not all good Jewish boys are good boys, there was a shiur given at my school about sexual assault in the Orthodox Jewish community, and to publicize it there were posters hung up around campus that said things like: "I ...
As with previous commenters I take some issue with Wertheimer's statements, but this is the one that made me a bit crazy: That if Joey really cared about Darfur he'd join the peace corps. If ...
Tamar,While I agree in part, you missed a couple of her more incendiary comments:On Masturbation: What if a woman masturbates during marriage? There's no need! If her husband is operative and they're having ...
so much as a rest from "creation." On the 7th day G-d rested from creation, so we too abstain from activities that are creative. Some sects of Judaism abstain from sex on the sabbath for this reason (the Karaites, and maybe ...