Tag: New York City
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Antisemitism On The Subway
Two minutes ago a man yelled “Sieg Heil!” at me and did the Nazi salute. But let me start from the beginning.
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When Orthodox Jews Do Bad Things
For years, it was impossible for me to understand the people that were bitter about the orthodox Jews that do bad things. Then I moved to New York.
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“Wow, It’s So Cold!”
Yerachmiel returns for his Friday post with a few complaints about the way people are talking about the weather.
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It’s A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad World
On learning to accept my inner pessimist.
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The Man In A Skirt Who Convinced Me To Be A Proud Jew
So there I am. Sitting on the subway minding my own business. And then a dude in a skirt sits across from me.
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Blurry Glasses Reveal Hate Of “Ultra-Orthodox” Jews
A reflection on the recent spate of hate directed at Hareidi Jews after a story about blurry glasses went viral.
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Israelis and the Space-Scarcity Mentality
Guest post by Rivka Nehorai. “That remark was completely out of context for us. Israelis are notorious for being pushy when in line.”
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Everything Is A Gift
How moving to Israel (and back to America) helped me appreciate the gift of life.
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New York City And Israel: The Holy Connection
I never really got New York. It always seemed to be so fast, and so crazy and everyone seemed just a little full of themselves. Who in their right mind would want to live here, my Midwestern mind would wonder. I’d have a heart attack.