CURATED THOUGHTS BY YOUR FRIENDLY LOCAL APIKORSIM


WHY I HATE PURIM
The Drinking - Who the hell thought it was a good idea to command an entire nation to get hammered. What you get is an endless gaggle of...

KING DAVID - THE PEDOPHILE?
Us OTD people often mention our discomfort over the seeming acceptance - and at best, extreme tone-deafness - in Chazal and the Torah...

WHY GEHENOM MAKES NO SENSE
Why did God create purgatory? In this discussion, I will address the basic points taught in kiruv camp to answer this question – none of...

THE EVILEST ACT IN HISTORY
What is the evilest thing you have ever seen? For me, it is the below picture. A mother and child are about to get killed by a Nazi...

A PARABLE TO EXPLAIN THE WEAKNESS IN THE KUZARI ARGUMENT
Imagine you go to the doctor for a check-up. During the visit, the doctor mentions that they recently purchased a new diagnostic...

THE "MESORAH CHART" DEBUNKED
Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen often talks about the "Chain of Transmission" in Judaism, and how the existence of this chain bolsters the idea...

(Updated) 200 REASONS TO QUESTION THE TRUTH OF JUDAISM
Over the past few years, I have been thinking and writing quite a bit about the veracity of Jewish belief. The following list is not...

WHO WE ARE
Hi all, We are a loose group of formerly frum Jews. Many of us have attended some of the finest Bais Yaakovs and Yeshivos in the world or...

WHAT I WISH I COULD TELL MY REBBE
Dear Rebbe, For as long as I can remember, I always wanted you to be proud of me. While we have had many ups and downs over the years,...

MASTURBATION; AN OTD PERSPECTIVE
As a young teenager, few things gave me as much joy as making my parents and teachers proud of me. When I was 15, I made a siyum on 400...










