It’s hard to be compassionate when you’re afraid. And charedim are afraid of everything. Of God, of change, of novelty. Growing up, a healthy dose of compassion would have gone a long way, but there was none to be found. Yiras Shomayim, fear of God, is what it was...
I was back in Aish Hatorah.
I guess like positivity childhood memories that resurfaced after I'd dealt with parental trauma, my subconscious felt I was ready to find some good beneath the wreckage.
The building was even bigger and more magnificent - and more rambly. I wandered through towering mazes...
Is your yiras shomayim growing thin? Is your inspiration waining? Are you certain you're doing something wrong but not sure what?
Shlomie's Shtark Shiurim provide you with the chizuk you need to get through day, one inspirationally deflating message at a time. Learn about what's causing all the calamaities around...
When I left religion, I lost the reason to get out of bed in the morning.
Aish had the only reason, and I left it behind. No longer was I doing God's work. No longer was I saving the Jewish people, keeping the world afloat with every word of...
Even More Freidom
Sanbelat the Horny
Sanbelat the Horny was horny.
He adjusted the black hat and suit he was wearing, wiping the sweat...
Lost, Not Found
The 80s get a bad rap. For synth music and terrible fashion. Generalized away in three syllables,...
Lights Out
In 1946, following the holocaust, a highly unusual event occurred, one that involved, for the first time...
Hashgacha Pratis
If you believe in God from a philosophical point of view, you shouldn’t need any emotional scaffolding...
Bible Criticism
For many people, leaving religion is a philosophical experience, and as part of that books play an...
