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New ways to avoid paying the city 14 Nov 2012 | 06:11 pm
The daily news has a story about a store in Boro Park that keeps old muni-meter tickets. If someone gets a ticket, they just look for one that matches the time on the ticket, and they use it to avoid ...
A horrifying story 21 Sep 2012 | 06:54 pm
Failed Messiah has a story written by someone about the horrors he went through in the chareidi yeshiva system. It is a horrifying story, but I think it is a must-read. I can relate to it somewhat, a...
Satmar 14 Aug 2012 | 10:52 pm
Today is the yartzeit of the Satmar Rav, R' Yoel Teitlebaum. A huge talmud chochom, he was also extremely controversial. He believed the Holocaust was in repayment for the sins of the Jewish people, a...
Achdus at the Siyum HaShas 23 Jul 2012 | 11:29 pm
When R' Meir Shapiro zt"l started Daf Yomi, he said the following: "What a great thing! A Jew travels by boat and takes gemara Berachot under his arm. He travels for 15 days from Eretz Yisrael to Amer...
Great Op-Ed on Yeshiva World 18 Jul 2012 | 03:37 am
YWN published a great article on the draft issue in Israel. I'm surprised it made it through their censors. Kudos to them for publishing it. I'm pasting it here because it will probably be taken down:...
Chareidim in the military 18 Jul 2012 | 02:06 am
I'm sure everyone knows what's going on in Israel now with regard to military service and chareidim. I think chareidim need to serve. Maybe not in the army, but there are other options, such as Natio...
2 Yartzeits 22 Jun 2012 | 08:38 pm
Tomorrow, 3 Tammuz, marks 2 yartzeits. They are both people who are regarded as great Rabbis, but also (at least in my opinion) did a lot to harm Judaism. The first is the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Yes, I k...
Fire & Brimstone 14 Jun 2012 | 09:07 pm
I saw an excellent post by David Teitelbaum the other day. Bnos Yaakov elementary school in Lakewood sent out a horrifying letter basically telling parents and children that they will be subjected to ...
Asifa follow-up 22 May 2012 | 01:18 am
As you might have guessed, I did not go to the asifa. I didn't watch the online stream (I can't write that without laughing to myself) either. I did look at some pictures because I was curious how ful...
The Asifa scam 15 May 2012 | 02:30 am
Originally, the asifa was supposed to be about the internet. There was supposed to be an expo beforehand showcasing various products, followed by the speeches. Now the expo has been cancelled, and the...
