Skirting the Issue: Confessions of an FFB — By The Anonymous Blogger
I had a typical Torah observant upbringing, also known as Frum From Birth (or FFB, for short). I went to a Jewish Day School, all-girls high school and seminary. Once I […]
I had a typical Torah observant upbringing, also known as Frum From Birth (or FFB, for short). I went to a Jewish Day School, all-girls high school and seminary. Once I […]
Kosher piggy backing off my recent post, I established necessity for the Oral Tradition. But a major problem presents itself. How can hundreds of years of orally communicated material not […]
You say Shavuot, I say Shavuos… So… I really wanted to riff off Ben’s last post, since I have so many thoughts on and trouble with the word FEAR… In […]
I remember when I first started studying Torah more seriously, I showed my father the book Mesillas Yesharim (mentioned in my last post). The minute he read that a Jew […]
My first Tish was in the Meah Shearim in Jerusalem. You can read about it on my other blog, This Year in Jerusalem (one of three, including this one). This […]
Once again my co-writer on this blog, Marc brought up a topic that I’d like to talk a little about. In his post on Studying Torah he writes, “To study something […]
I remember in High School having a girl say you were a “nice guy” was the kiss of death. I literally had girls say that they did not want to […]
My partner in crime, Marc wrote a post on Tuesday in which he used the term Oral Torah. That term is one of the most misunderstood concepts outside the observant world. […]
Studying Torah is a Mitzvah… In fact, I believe it is THE highest mitzvah… But what does it all mean? How does one go about “studying Torah”? Is it simply […]