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Best of the Blogs

Smoke and Mirrors

September 20, 2011
By Baal Devarim
Smoke and Mirrors

A Chasid wrestling with a double life watches his struggles vanish in a puff of smoke.
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Tags: Arab, bacon, cross, diner, featured, marijuana, non kosher, party, pot, waiter, weed
Posted in Best of the Blogs, Essays, Off the Derech, Reflections, Religion, Topics | 3 Comments »

In Conversation

An Interview With Shalom Auslander

September 19, 2011
By Leah Vincent
An Interview With Shalom Auslander

Leah Vincent speaks to Shalom Auslander about raising children, genocide, and Jews as the original shit-stirrers.
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Tags: author, earthquake, featured, Foreskin's Lament, Holocaust, Hope: A Tragedy, Monsey, NY Times Notable Book, off the derech, Shalom Auslander
Posted in Books, Family, Off the Derech, Religion | 14 Comments »

Memoir

The Expert

September 14, 2011
By Justin Alexander
The Expert

A yeshiva bochur, frustrated with his stagnant life, consults with a “specialist,” who narrows down the problem.
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Tags: advice, depression, featured, Lakewood, porn, yeshiva
Posted in Essays, First Person, Off the Derech, Religion, Topics | 12 Comments »

First Person

Seventeen Days

September 12, 2011
By Esther Levinsky
Seventeen Days

A Bais Yaakov student waits anxiously to see if a startling prophesy will come true.
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Tags: 9/11, airplane, Baba Sali, featured, Messiah, Moshiach, prophesy, Yom Kippur
Posted in Religion, Topics | 83 Comments »

Advice Column

It’s All Kosher (No. 8): Saying Goodbye

September 11, 2011
By The Unpious Posek
It’s All Kosher (No. 8): Saying Goodbye

A distraught son wonders how to say goodbye to his dying mother.
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Tags: advice, death, family, featured, mother, parents
Posted in Family, The Unpious Posek, Topics | 4 Comments »

Best of the Blogs

Flying Prayers

September 6, 2011
By Shtreimel
Flying Prayers

A fellow Chasid is an embarrassing nuisance on a long distance flight - until he isn't.
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Tags: Chasid, family, featured, flight, Israel
Posted in Best of the Blogs, Essays, Family, First Person, Topics | 10 Comments »

First Person

Sex Ed

September 5, 2011
By Yoel Parnes
Sex Ed

Casting a stripper as his teacher, a former Yeshiva boy is left with more questions than answers.
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Tags: dance, education, experiment, feature, featured, strip club, tip
Posted in Essays, First Person, Love & Sex, Topics | 6 Comments »

Best of the Blogs

Fitting In

August 24, 2011
By Shpitzle Shtrimpkind
Fitting In

Celebrities flit around a Chasidic wedding.
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Tags: Best of the Blogs, Hillary Clinton, Paris Hilton
Posted in Best of the Blogs, Essays, Family, Topics | 19 Comments »

Memoir

Eyes Shut Tight

August 16, 2011
By Deena Kohn
Eyes Shut Tight

A remembrance of childhood secrets.
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Tags: childhood, featured, feet, house, modesty, molestation, sexuality, siblings, sisters
Posted in Essays, First Person, Love & Sex, Readings, Topics | 15 Comments »

Memoir

Cotton Candy Dreams

August 2, 2011
By Toeh Pastovich
Cotton Candy Dreams

The forbidden amusements of a yeshiva bochur at summer camp.
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Tags: amusement parks, featured, summer camps, yeshiva
Posted in Essays, First Person, Religion, Topics | 13 Comments »

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