The Curious Jew

Married for a year and having thrown my own gala party (albeit a Chanukah celebration for my beloved students), it's now my pleasure to ...

אבל מקדש שני שהיו עוסקין בתורה ובמצות וגמילות חסדים מפני מה חרב מפני שהיתה בו שנאת חנם ללמדך ששקולה שנאת חנם כנגד שלש עבירות ע"ז גלוי ע...

Last year in July, many rabbis (the majority of them Modern Orthodox) banded together to publish the Statement of Principles regarding homos...

It is impossible to sleep or live in my apartment. The drilling here is INSANE. It's my vacation , people! Have mercy. Off to go do othe...

It shouldn't bother me that the YU Beacon publishes trash, but it does. It bothers me that this editor claims she isn't publishing c...

"And actually I think that is the important role that atheists play in the contemporary world. They refuse to let religious organizatio...

This article has come out stating: " YU Student Paper in Danger After Acknowledging Existence of Sex." Oh, please. I wrote an enti...

When I first came to Stern, I was really lonely. I was scared, nervous, a real freshman straight out of North Shore Country Day. I hardly kn...

who knows what tomorrow is...?

The truth is, intimacy doesn’t have all that much to do with backseats of cars. Real intimacy is brushing your teeth together. ~ Elsewhere

I saw " Parade ." It's been on my mind. Especially the " Come Up to My Office " song. The factory girls' testimo...

It would be cool if prophets were time-travelers. So they had actually traveled to the reality they predicted and then went back in time to ...

Riot Rhythm - Sleigh Bells Everyone loves a Hannibal Lecter type villain.

Song of the Day: Survivor by Destiny's Child I'm a survivor (what), I'm not gonna give up (what), I'm not gon' stop (wh...

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were---I have not seen As others saw---I could not bring My passions from a common sprin...

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Here I sit in my freezing cold apartment, wearing warm Mickey Mouse socks (thanks Dana!) and pajamas, clutching a cup of hot cocoa to myself...

So Manuela deserves our praise. Although she's been sacrificed at the altar of a world where the most thankless tasks have been allotted...

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for You are with me. Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me...

....before I gave 'em detention, anyway. It's KIPPA FRISBEE! Like Ultimate Frisbee, but even cooler! So much more fun than learning ...