Around two years ago, one of my siblings was struck in a hit and run accident.
They spent a day in the hospital before any of us family members even found out about it.
When we did, there were a few panicked hours as we tried to figure out...
Why must drag our next generation through the dregs of the holocaust?
So that it doesn't happen again? Baloney.
It's happening right now. It could happen again in a heartbeat. And if it happened to anyone else but your own ethnic kin, you'd be a lot less bothered.
So let's...
Torah! Oh Torah! It’s the absolute truthIt’s better than coke or ice cold vermouthThe Torah’s our guide to tell us wrongful from rightfulTo make the right choices, now ain’t that delightful?Because you can't ever just trust your own teensy brainTo make moral choices, that would be a strain
Our purpose...
This one’s a doozy. Bear with me. Also, if you have a bit of context, you’ll know this ones strike quite close to home. TL;DR at the end.
Here’s how the spiel goes: Judaism is amazing. It’s enlightened. It’s changed the world for the better. Judeo Christian values are da...
Even More Freidom
God. Night. Moon.
Having grown up deeply ingrained in the Orthodox Jewish world view, it’s a constant process for me...
Chapter #11: Mitzpeh
Mitzpeh yericho was my only exposure to the National Religious community in Israel.
Being charedi, I half admired...
Love Thy Neighbor, Hate Thyself
Around two years ago, one of my siblings was struck in a hit and run accident.
They...
Simcha’s Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Judaism to Self-Discovery
In this episode of Beyond Belief, Tales of Religious Exodus, siblings discuss Simcha's personal journey from an...
Accounting
He never learned much math.
Math was limited to two hours a week with a secular studies...
