It all fell apart one day, and I do not get credit for doing so. The initiative came from outside myself. I did not have the inner strength to do the unthinkable, the fortitude to acknowledge failure, the resilience to be anything but what my current shitty life was. So it...
I always transition quickly. Within a week, there was no indication that I was ever religious. I would take tourist friends I met at hostels on tour of Meah She’arim, to try to look at that world through their eyes. Just a fascinating anthropological study, instead of a social institution...

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Asking the Big Questions

A recent memory came back to me. At the age of around 14, I remember bursting into...

Chapter #14: Light

It all fell apart one day, and I do not get credit for doing so. The initiative came...

FresFest

In Judaism, we're taught, everything has the right context. Some days, you shouldn't eat anything.Other days, you should...

Chapter #11: Mitzpeh

Mitzpeh yericho was my only exposure to the National Religious community in Israel. Being charedi, I half admired...

What is Aish Hatorah? Is Aish a cult?

is aish a cult - the aish hatorah building in front of the western wall in jerusalem, founded by rabbi Noah Weinberg
Aish Hatorah, or Aish, as it eventually changed its name to be in order to be more...