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Does cheerleading matter to Jewish women?

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is considering a proposal to recognize competitive cheerleading as an emerging sport, a step towards legitimacy as a championship sport. Anyone who has seen competitive cheerleading (and the injuries cheerleaders often sustain) can understand why; it’s a physically demanding and dangerous version of gymnastics where people perform flips and handstands not on a balance beam, ...

Dodging Suicide Bombs

This morning I was walking to work from the subway station, nose stuck in a book as usual. We are the People of the Book, after all; and I follow J.K. Rowling’s advice that, any time you’re not doing anything else, you should read. I didn’t stop until I reached the I HEART N.Y. gift shop on the ground floor ...

Doctoring Photos for Religious Reasons

The whole media storm over the doctored photo of the National Security Team in the Situation Room (being briefed with the president and vice president on the Osama Bin Laden raid) has raised many questions and additional controversy.Yesterday, I took part in an ad hoc Facebook forum moderated by journalist Steven I. Weiss that centered on the ethics of altering photographs. The ...

Do you want to offset your carbon footprint?

Guess what folks?Frum Satire is going green.Don’t worry, the color of the site won’t change. My attitude about the environment will. After much consideration, I have decided to jump on the bandwagon and ask you folks if you wanted to offset your carbon footprints.Read More: @ frumsatire.netTags: carbon, carbon footprint, Do you want to offset carbon?, footprint, offset your carbon footprintYou might also like:Stuff Yeshivish People ...

Do you listen to music during the 3 weeks?

Listening to music during the 3 weeks is kind of like sex, no matter how much you debate it, discuss it and do it, it never gets old. It’s so much harder during the 3 weeks to abide by no music rules because it’s the summer and I want to do during the summer is drive around without a shirt ...

Do You “Like” My Name?

A couple in Israel recently decided to name one of their children Like, because of liking things on facebook. They have two other children. One is named Dvash (which means honey) and the other is named Pie (as in strawberry rhubarb).I might be the only person in the world who doesn’t have an issue with Gwenyth Paltrow naming her kid Apple, ...

Do You Have Advice for a Wedding for a Child of a BT

A friend asked us to post the following:She and her husband are making their first wedding for their son and they have no family support on their side.The boy is marrying an FFB girl.Read More: @ beyondbt.comTags: Advice for a Wedding, Child of a BT, Wedding Advice You might also like: Is intermarriage more likely to end in divorce?Micro-Loans in IsraelIs Anti-Muslim Bias Acceptable when Considering ...

Do women go on tefillin dates?

I’m sitting in my car and an idea for a post comes into my head just as the Beastie Boys Sabatoge goes into it’s chorus, you are all lucky you weren’t there, because I start singing really loudly along with the chorus – “I wonder if girls go on tefillin dates?” I kept going, because as any Beastie Boys fan ...

Do shuls have a responsibility to be friendly?

I’m a sucker for shuls that are warm and welcoming and I absolutely hate when a shul is filled with cold people who use excuses as to why not one person said good shabbos to me or invited me for a meal. It is possible that I expect too much, shul is a place to daven, it’s not a social ...

Do Politics Belong in Sermons?

Like every other rabbi around the world I am currently hard at work on my sermons for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I’ve always enjoyed writing and public speaking, so this exercise is enjoyable rather than stressful for me. However, finding the right words to inspire the congregation during this time of year can be challenging. The basic themes of ...

Do-overs and Learning From Mistakes

“The broken tablets were put with the new ones into the Ark.” -Talmud, Menachot 99aWhat can we learn from the fact that Moses put the broken tablets into the Ark along with the new tablets? We move on from our mistakes, but we also take the lessons along with us.In helping to form a new nation, Moses made many mistakes. ...

Do Married People Still Need Friends?

Question:What does Judaism say about friendship? Is my husband supposed to be my best and only friend? Although I have a good marriage, I find there are things I just can’t share with my husband, the way I used to with friends.Answer:Our Sages say, “Oh chavruta oh mesuta,” either companionship or death. Your husband is the one person who can ...