lizrael update

Today’s word: שנאת חינם

Here’s a backup to my last post in case it wasn’t enough to get my point across.
I proudly observe my own brand of Jewishness - and consider it great, holy and everything else - if my alternative for spiritual ‘climbing’ is this:
U.S. immigrant beaten up in ‘pogrom’ by ultra-Orthodox gang

“An American immigrant was attacked [...]

On high school reunions, halacha, nostalgia and everything in between.

Between running into my high school principle, the recent Flatbush fiasco and my friend attending her ten-year reunion couple nights ago, I’ve had high school on the brain in the last few weeks.
High school is something I have successfully managed to block from the forefront of my mind. Part of it was my own religious [...]