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Veggie Envy
Yesterday I posted a rather tongue-in-cheek Facebook status about some vegetables I cooked for dinner. When you are an orthodox Jew, a vegetable is never just a vegetable. The post inspired a lot of...
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Online Tznius Asifa
Boro Park – Thousands are attending the “Tznius Asifa” in Ateres Chaya. @vosiznies Some of you might have heard about the recent war on tznius happening in Boro Park. Apparently, there has been a...
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L’Kavod Shabbos Kodesh – Short Story
Photo from www.dailypainters.com As Mashi made her way down the vegetable aisle, the smell of half rotten garlic and wilting cilantro filled her nostrils. The prices at Ginnetti’s Fruit Market were...
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Women’s access to healthcare coverage becomes the latest korban in the war on...
Yesterday I was spammed on Twitter by an orthodox Jewish business owner over an article I retweeted from The Forward, “Hobby Lobby Discriminates in the Name of Religion With Help from Orthodox...
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Throwback Thursday – How One Person’s Neurosis Can Become a Cult Following
I chose this Throwback Thursday post from 2008 to show how some things never change. Back then, the Jewish media was buzzing about Rabbanit Bruria Keren, dubbed “Mother Taliban,” from Ramat Beit...
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Getting Real About Internet Addiction
Belonging to a modern orthodox community largely made up of regular internet users, I often hear people scoffing at the haredi outcry against personal internet usage and smart phones. Nowadays, it is...
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Shoshi Does Shushan – For Now
An Ultra Orthodox Jewish women and her costumed children pass by a beggar on a street in Bnei Brak, outside Tel Aviv, 24 February 2013. Credit: EPA Today Haaretz ran an article talking about the wide...
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Swimsuit season is coming – are you ready?
For an orthodox Jewish woman, the answer to that question is always yes. Women who dress modestly don’t vary the amount of skin they show by the weather. There is only one fashion season for the...
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Let’s Play a Game
There is a website that is compiling images of the craziest tznius flyers, proclamations, articles, and advertisements. Someone felt the need to collect these items for posterity, and I can’t stop...
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Throwback Thursday – You Don’t Need to be Orthodox to be a Good Parent
I wonder what ever happened to Gitty Grunwald and her child custody battle with her Satmar ex-husband? I hope she and her family are doing well and have been reunited. I’ve heard it said that once...
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Invisible aveilus – a year in the life of a female avel
“How did you like the Erev Shira production?” “I didn’t go. I’m an avel this year.” “Oh, I’m sorry! I forgot.” ———————————————————————————————————– “How was the Purim seudah at your shul this year?”...
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Is a woman less approachable in a wig?
Me wearing a wig and a scarf Take Our Poll I was listening to an interesting online radio show yesterday, called Beyond the Matrix. The show, hosted by Ira Michaelson, is described as a “A hard...
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My Rebbe Hit Me
Several years ago I read a post by a blogger who goes by the name, Mystery Woman, that touched me deeply. She describes finding out from her 2nd grade son that his rebbe had repeatedly slapped him in...
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Throwback Thursday – Will We Continue To Close Our Eyes To Recent History?
This post from 2008 was one of the few controversial posts I ever wrote on Little Frumhouse on the Prairie. It’s the only post that a few people actually asked me to take down, unlike on Kol B’Isha...
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Signs that you are about to become a Jewish sister wife
Fundamentalist Mormon sister wives Despite Rabbeinu Gershom’s 11th century ban on polygamy (although the Shulhan Aruch says the ban expired in the year 5000 (1240)), some men defy this societal no-no...
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Missed Connections – Short Story
She walked stiffly in her black patent flats with the wave of the crowd, mouth in a tight grimace, loose hairs blowing like party streamers from her pony tail. Her black wool Shabbos jacket was a...
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It Was a Good System
photo by AFP/Getty images Once upon a time there was a community. In this community everyone wore the same uniform. It was easier that way. The men all wore black suits, white shirts, black hats, and...
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Dear God
Dear God, There’s a question that’s been bothering me lately. I’ve tried to work it out on my own, but I haven’t been having much luck. I was hoping that maybe I could run it past you and get some...
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Top 5 Passover Products
#5 Kinder Matzot – It’s either made for kids, or made from kids, not sure which….Hat Tip R.R. #4 I’m so frum, even my dog keeps Pesach #3 Kosher for Pesach Cigarettes – It’s kosher to smoke on...
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Benny Forer – Common sense is the litmus test in determining the validity of...
I received an informative and interesting email response to my post, Dear God, from a gentleman named Benny Forer. Benny Forer is a Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District...
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