The Orphan and strangers with their big flapping jaws

Last night, I read Aliza “Jewminicana” Hausman’s piece on Aish called the Orphan http://www.aish.com/jw/s/50930757.html

Repeatedly, in this story, Aliza, her sister and brother-in-law had to tell apartment rental agents that they didn’t have parents. I know this story all too well. While in her story, she discusses how the gentiles at the apartment simply ask her about not having parents. She is mentioning how the gentile family was not family, even when they were blood relatives. However, in the Jewish world, her friends stepped up to the plate and helped her fix a seemingly impossible solution.

My situation is fairly similar, though, perhaps not quite and severe and deep-reaching. I, too, do not have “parents.” My mother and grandmother were the ones that raised me. They are both gone now. My parents had been divorced. The family that was leftover after my mother died all stopped talking to each other. The family peacemaker is gone and there’s no longer someone with the heart and influence to make people start talking again.

Now, I have to say that most people I have been to for Shabbos have actually been really great. I want to say that the people in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens are particularly warm and inviting hosts. On the other hand, I have unfortunately, been the victim of some of the ugliest, nastiest gross lack of manners when some others have had me over.

One particular conversation topic that came to mind when reading this article is how people ask a lot of questions about my family. I mean, I’m 33 years old and I’ve had people ask “what do your parents do for a living?” (Ummm, I’m not a child.) Furthermore, I repeatedly tell them, “everyone’s dead-new topic.” These people sometimes actually have the nerve to start probing, “everyone?” They name off relatives, asking about how they died and, “are you sure there’s not SOMEONE who’s alive and you can tell me what they do?” I mean HOLY COW!!!! I know, they probably want to “set me up” this almighty thing for which I’m supposed to be oozing with gratitude.

So, in summary, I’m complaining that people should not have me over so they can pry into my business. If people want to host someone for ulterior motives like getting into their business or ONLY in hopes of setting someone up so that they can tell everyone they are a shadchan, they probably have no business inviting people over. Having someone over for a Shabbos meal is something you’re supposed to be doing because it’s a mitzvah, NOT because you want to get into their business.

This is great, Vox is proving my point...

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/128242

The article discusses the fact that Obama suckered Jews into voting for him. Notice that he wants to chit chat with the Iranian president. I bet he'll talk to him before he talks to the Jews.

I never disputed that secular, modern and otherwise whipped Jews were suckered into voting against their own people.

How about a video on the shidduch crisis?

If someone wants to get married the UWS is not the place to live. Everyone knows that that is the land of the tefillin date.

Another point is that the people going to the UWS at a young age like 20, makes you wonder if they want to get married.

There's the pickiness factor. Do you hear these people talking... if someone isn't a 10 in the looks dept, they dont' even want to talk to them, especially the guys. As MODERN singles, the messages from the world and not Judaism seem to be what's gettting through.

It's interesting that there is an admission that getting married is the "prescribed way." This video makes me think of a Shabbos conversation while I was still in the process. The Israeli girl at the table was saying, "it's the men. The men don't want to get married." She says that at the "singles classes" you see the same people over and over again. They are "just looking" not really shopping-for marriage, that is.

Sticker Song live... a subject change

That idiot, VOX POOPULI should read THIS article from the Jpost

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277865693&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Just as I suspected, he was wrong. Obama is trying to tell the Jews they can't live wherever in Jerusalem. He is trying to halt building on land purchased from the Arabs to a Jew over a century ago. You see who's side he's on... Yeah, we know who's side he's on.

Incidentally, a muslim tried to run me over this morning while I was on my way to work. Uh, huh! You see how they are? That's how they are.

Today's blood liebels...

This article:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249275681195&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

talks about how the current hatred against Israel and Zionism is nothing more than modern blood liebels. It's a must-read!

Barak HUSEIN Obama is not even talking to Israel

Thanks to fellow blogger, Aliza "Jewiminicana" Hausman, I just read this article I want to share with my readers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/opinion/28benn.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

In the article, it's pointed out, why should we listen to Obama when he's making demands? He's over there talking to the Arabs and making nice with them. He's not making nice with the Jews. Oh, yes, he went to a Holocost museum.... which totally misses the mark. I divurge with the author of the article when he says American Jews like this and Israeli Jews don't. Perhaps, this is true of lesser affiliated types, but, I think the Orthodox world is more closely tied to Israel than that. Everyone seems to know people who've made aliyah. Most Orthodox Jews have family who have made aliyah. The Shabbos tables buzz with pro-Israel discussions. Sometimes a comment is made about how, "well Obama did visit that shoah museum," -dramatic trail off with the most pronounced eyeroll!

However, it is true that Obama thinks that he can appeal to the Israelis this way. Yes, he's definately off the mark. Although, I will say we are more different than Israelis in the importance of money and stature in the American society versus the Israeli society. Ah, but, this is a whole 'nother can of worms and thus, perhaps, I will blog about this another time.... like when I'm not running off to my job that's not good enough in America....