"Judaism is not all or nothing," they preached at Aish Essentials. "Do what you can, God appreciates it all, every bit counts.
Except, word on the street was that when you entered Intermediate I, Motty Berger had a class where he explained that it...
Growing up, the narrative that Ultra Orthodox Jews (aka "Charedim") had as to why they weren't serving in the military was that they were actually performing their own crucial service - they were protecting the country spiritually.
The harder they studied and prayed, the...
The barbarism displayed by Hamas on October 7th horrified, the world, as well it should.
Who harms innocent non-combatants, women and children like that? Who takes innocents hostage? Who acts with such coarse brutality?
It is scary to see where...
In the beginning, man created God. And he thought it would provide him some answers. But bigger and better questions popped up instead.Me.
If you think of God as means to explain so much of our the world that we don’t understand, you’ll find...
Cards against Humanity is one of my favorite games. It's funny, it's simple, and it's not very competitive.
When it's my turn to judge, those who know me know that certain cards are automatic winners. Cards I deem so hilarious that everyone else can...
For many people, leaving religion is a philosophical experience, and as part of that books play an important part in their journey.
Richard Dawkins played an important influence in my brother's journey, for example. For many others, Christopher Hitchens has been a strong...
I wrote God a letter.
Dear God. I just want you to know how much you mean to me. I’ve felt things towards you that I haven’t felt in a long time. I feel giddy. I can’t eat or sleep. I’m constantly thinking about...
Join Shlemple on a whimsical journey of soul crushing death and destruction. Sure to be a direct hit for the whole family.
My brother joins the Israeli military tomorrow.
My main emotion is sadness, which is saying a lot because I don't usually let myself feel much sadness.
Yosef is joining a special-forces unit, which means he'll be doing harder, more...
He could see the frame, always.
From the moment he was born.
The frame.
It was a gilded frame, and very ornate. Like the kind that framed those old fashioned pictures in his grandmother’s old fashioned dining room...
Even More Freidom
Ad Campaign for Freedom Cracker
I was honored, nay honored, to be part of the rebranding of one of the...
Learning to Live
I have been practicing caring for my inner child for many months now, focusing on...
On Mental Health
Mental health in the Orthodox world is a catastrophe.
It's gotten...