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Introduction: On March 29, 2022, Yeshiva World News posted an article about a new initiative called Kol Kevudah to raise awareness...

By Anonymous (Slightly edited for grammar and clarity) CHAPTER 1 THE "IRRATIONALITY" OF ATHEISM Rabbi Keleman begins his book with why he...

Part I - In The Heavens: The heavenly hall, packed to the brim with souls and angels, was perfectly quiet. It was the morning and the...

[I apologize to people who read this blog for my extended hiatus. See the end of this post for an explanation.] One common refrain the...

Introduction Few experiences are as paradoxical as going OTD. For many people, going OTD is the most challenging experience they will...

I apologize for posting about a not-directly-OTD related topic, but if you will allow me to stand on my soapbox and pontificate about...

Yesterday the Jewish Twitterverse almost self-immolated with outrage over a strange clip from the NBC show Nurses. In the clip, a Jewish...

Since going OTD, my perception and attitude towards Mishulachim/collectors has drastically changed. When I was in kollel, my heart ached...

Part I: My first rabbinic encounter: The first time that I frankly discussed my Emunah problems with a rabbi, I was shaking. Until then,...

The Issue: When I was younger, I used to marvel at the beautiful intricacy of the Torah. Chazal and the meforshim had built this dazzling...

In Permission to Receive, Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen introduces his readers to a concept known as "the Applewhite Theorem." For background,...

There are two distinct intellectual battlefronts when debating Judaism, the Ultra-Orthodox position and the Modern Orthodox position....

INTRODUCTION: A while ago, I posted a writup regarding the halacha in the Rambam to kill a child rape victim. In my post, I expressed...

I have noticed that there is a stark disconnect between the building blocks of Jewish theology and the final product of frum belief. Even...

Horsehair worms are parasites. As a larva, one species of the horsehair worm, Spinochordodes tellinii, attaches itself onto grasshoppers....

Few topics animate frum people as much as describing how special the frum community is compared to 'the outside world.' The essential...

Before you die, there is one place you have got to visit: Pomegranate Grocery Store. The place is gorgeous, and it can be quite an...

Buckle up guys and gals, here is a pretty wild teshuva from the Dembitzner Rov regarding anal sex. (For more about the Dembitzner Rov,...

TW: Sexual Abuse, Attempted Suicide Part I: My background: I do not like talking about my childhood. I find that when people learn how I...

Imagine a person raises their child to believe that they are a Jedi. Every day, this person would spend hours “training” their child to...