Satire

Sanbelat the Horny

Sanbelat the Horny was horny. He adjusted the black hat and suit he was wearing, wiping...

Shit People Teach in the Name of Religion

I recently crowdsourced a list of things people had been told or taught during their...

They Stone Gays, Don’t They?

This one’s a doozy. Bear with me. Also, if you have a bit of context,...

A Neurotic Journey Through the Jewish Calendar

Join me on an exciting adventure through the Jewish year, as we explore how each...

Holy Shmita

The Bible: And every seven years, leave your land fallow and do not farm it....
is aish a cult - the aish hatorah building in front of the western wall in jerusalem, founded by rabbi Noah Weinberg

What is Aish Hatorah? Is Aish a cult?

Aish Hatorah, or Aish, as it eventually changed its name to be in order to...

Book Covers

In Judaism, we're taught, everything has the right context. Some days, you shouldn't eat anything.Other days, you should stuff yourself like a pig. Some days you shouldn't have sex at all.Other days, sex is a big mitzvah. Some days, you should be happy.Other days, sad.And others still, you should get so blacked...
See also, Hashgacha Pratis.
I hate this time of year. I hate personal growth that gets scheduled on a calendar. A month where everyone goes on their best behavior, like they’re being audited by some heavenly oversight authority. I hate scripted apologies. A specific time of year wherever everyone needs to ask everyone else to...

Biography

Quotes and Memes

Philosphy

Consider Death

Everybody should —in their lifetime consider death, To wonder what it will be like to go to...

I Hate Being Jewish

Cards against Humanity is one of my favorite games. It's funny, it's simple, and it's not very...

Have a Nice Trip

Psychedelics have played a key part in my growth and healing past traumas. When I have spoken...

Fiction

The Book of Life, or Something

“On Rosh Hashanah, we pray to be inscribed in the book of life,” explains Rabbi Feigenkrantz. “On Yom Kippur, Hashem seals the deal.” It was...

Kiruv

This was a post I wrote in my teens, while I was still very much religious. As you can see, I was still very bothered by the absolutely abysmal quality of literate in the Jewish community. BS”D By C. Yackobovitch Writing Frum novels can be an exciting, creative and rewarding experience. Not to mention the loads of money you can make;...
It's a holocaust out there. Thus was the Aish narrative. A spiritual holocaust, much worse than any physical one. Because Hitler is taking bodies and Assimilation is taking souls. And if you take it face value, that's a fucking convenient narrative to have. Need me to parent my kids? Sorry, spiritual holocaust. Need me to be around on weekends? Nope,...