Satire
The 5 Spiritual Love Languages
Judaism teaches that our interpersonal relationships are just a key to relating to God, especially...
Genesis and The Big Bang – Extra NSFW
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And water. And light. And...
Shmoozing With a Sheigetz: Rabbi Shalom Shore
An interview with Rabbi Shalom Tzvi Shore, spiritual leader of the anti-Kiruv movement. This article...
A Letter to a New Ba’al Teshuva
I was recently contacted by a parent of someone who has recently become religious. They...
If God Were a Medication, He Wouldn’t Get FDA Approval
A key Aish tactic in proving God’s existence, was emphasizing the unusual.
There is no nation...
Lifetime Guarantee
Avrumi Zeivald was prepared to meet his maker. Or at least a maker. Someone’s, even...
Book Covers
“There are no atheists in a foxhole,” Noah Weinberg used to love to say, swiftly eradicating all actual atheists who undoubtedly have existed in foxholes.
That statement further disregards all the individuals who became atheists in foxholes, like the blaspheming Rabbi in Elie Wiesel’s Night.
From the moment I...
For intellectual honesty’s sake, I’ll acknowledge that this cover is a criticism of a specific strain of Jewish culture, namely the Mussar movement and its contemporary expression in (Israeli) Charedi society. It’s important for me to emphasize this because in general my criticisms are much broader, and pertain to...
See also, Hashgacha Pratis.
Biography
Philosphy
“Independence”
When I think of Israel.
I think a small group of innovative technologists.
A country full of many smart...
Shlemple Joins the Army
Join Shlemple on a whimsical journey of soul crushing death and destruction. Sure to be a direct...
Would Your Parents Lie to You?
“No other religion claims to have experienced public revelation. Therefore, it’s a claim that is so outlandish,...
Fiction
How to Write a Frum Novel
This was a post I wrote in my teens, while I was still very much religious. As you can see, I was still very...
Kiruv
The kiruv world prides itself in its open-mindedness.
"Ask us anything! We will change our views in a heartbeat if you convince us! Sure you can ask about sex, and no, we don't use a hole in the sheet, we're super progressive!"
But ask yourself, have any of the really difficult questions that plague you (and you know what they are),...
Are you wondering how old you are in Jewish?
This handy dandy guide will convert your English birth date into the equivalent in Hebrew years.
Give it a shot and be amazed!
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