Strange Tales of Hassidic Jews

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My girlfriend (who is secular and Israeli) is working right now in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish company in NY State, doing design and layout for a magazine aimed at the ultra-orthodox community. For one thing, this means she has to "dress modestly" for work, and all the girls ask why, at 26, she's not married already. But it also means some good stories:

1. Apparently, Hassidic Jews do not allow ANY pictoral representations of females at all (gee, is it the 21st Century already?). So when an ad for a doctor's office came in with a picture of a doctor examining an elderly woman, the editor had to nix it. The solution? My girlfriend was to photoshop the head of an old MAN onto the woman's body.

2. An ad for some kind of religious services featured very faint, small hebrew print in the background that was supposed to look like torah writings. Apparently, somewhere in that very small, faint print, was the name of God. The office received over 20 outraged phone calls.

3. A full back-page ad for a mattress store: The picture is a good-looking young guy laying on a mattress. The text is supposed to be the yiddish phrase for "Go To Sleep," which is "Geyschluffen." Instead, the text ends up written as "Gay Schulffen."

Dozens of outraged phone calls.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

They have some kind of conference every summer at the university where I work. The odd sideburns thing on kids is most peculiar. Every year they buy a load of tricycles and stuff for the kids to keep them occupied while the adults do whatever it is they do at the conference, and every year they then leave the trikes in a row outside the hall of residence they stay in.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Don't get me started.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

No, do go on.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

"Gay Schulffen."

favorite NYC subway sight -- young hasidics on the platform singing along to the 50 cent songs on their ipods!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

There were flyers around the Brooklyn Broadway section of... Brooklyn... advertising community meetings to discuss the arrival of 'artisans' (hipsters, who are hardly artisans, but that's a different thread). Anyway,the flyers had a picture of the WTC falling down, and compared 9/11 to what the artisans would to to the Hassidic community there. Something along the lines of 'It only took six seconds for the WTC to fall; how long until our community falls?'

― Jimmy Mod Is Sick of Being The Best At Everything (ModJ), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I remember hearing about those flyers. That was in Williamsburg.

― Candicissima (candicissima), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

i live in hasid central!! yeshiva across the street, three synagogues on my block, SUVs everywhere... meshuggas!!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

i think there's another hasid thread

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Jews: where do Hassidic / Orthodox Jews buy their clothes?

does not stick to the original qn

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

I'm afraid that if I start talking about my experiences it will be less "strange tales" and more "I find their customs irritating, why oh why did my mother go orthodox?"

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

Ha.

I can't help but feel like the Hassidm in NYC proper are a little more interesting/cultured/worldly than elsewhere though. The ones in this small NY state town sound a little provincial to me.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

i came off an ignorant hick here.

― g e o f f (gcannon), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

The text is supposed to be the yiddish phrase for "Go To Sleep," which is "Geyschluffen." Instead, the text ends up written as "Gay Schulffen."

This sort of crap happens all the time because mofos don't STICK TO THE PROPER TRANSLITERATIONS. It bothers me when people say "you can spell Yiddish anyway you want -- just write it the way it sounds". WTF? Maybee eyel rite Inglish thuh wey it sowndz too!

("gey shloffn" is the proper spelling)

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

I thot thu yiddush ritten lang-widge yoosed Hee-broo letturs.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

This thread seems a bit "let's laugh at ethnic minorities".

― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

Not much of a story but Alix and I got lost in the Hassidic quarter of Williamsburg, walking down Bedford Avenue in the pouring rain (after I foolishly insisted on getting a cab from Manhattan on account of subway ph3ar). Stopped a guy passing by with his family (possibly after mass) to ask for directions but thought it a bit odd that he didn't know how to get to the nearest subway stop from where we were (prob about 20 mins walk away). Very gentle voice but dead strait-laced at the same time, as if confused (or bemused) by our presence (maybe because I was dressed a little like a W'burg hipster who knows). Oh my the fun we had (actually, we did when we eventually got to where we were headed). It did spook me out a little though how we were the only Gentiles walking round there for what seemed like at least 20 blocks, partly because I didn't expect it and because I don't think there's quite the equivalent in London's Jewish quarters (just not as many Hassidic here I guess).

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

Hassidic Jews are not an ethinic minority. I'm a Jew myself.

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― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

I think it was because we were both drenched in rain water and obviously lost Englishers. And I was staring at his hat.

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:33 (twenty years ago)

I've gotten lost in that area of W'sburg before. It's easy to get lost because of the way the numbered streets work (north and south being separate). In fact, I got lost on the way to a gig on a Friday night and was afraid to ask for directions, because I'm so obviously Jewish-looking and driving on the Sabbath.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Hurting -- yes, but there are transliterations, just like e.g. Chinese -> English. Most people are accustomed to English spellings these days.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

"'It only took six seconds for the WTC to fall; how long until our community falls?' "

god willing, it'll fall even quicker.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

One day in June, I walked down Bedford and south of the Williamsburg bridge. There were dozens of little orthodox kids shooting bows and arrows!

― Jon, remind me again why you haven't drowned in your own vomit (ex machina), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

Anyone else care to comment on B&H?

― Jimmy Mod Is Sick of Being The Best At Everything (ModJ), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

I can't help but feel like the Hassidm in NYC proper are a little more interesting/cultured/worldly than elsewhere though.

I would hope so, but I talked to a kid in Milwaukee who had just gotten back from studying in Manhattan for a couple of years and when I started talking about my NYC experiences, it sounded like he hadn't really been outside of the yeshiva (or perhaps he just couldn't admit to it in front of his parents).

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

god willing, it'll fall even quicker.

wtf does that mean

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

I interpret it as "I HATE JEWS"

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

My parents live in a largely Jewish area of London. but still very little Hassids. There are some though, they have a special little van.

― I'd still rather be in Tokyo (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

duh shakey hates jews

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― what else is new, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

There are some though, they have a special little van.

a "shul bus" maybe?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

I am a Jew, but I can't say I'm super-fond of the Hassidic community. Not that I mind its existence, really, but I just hope it doesn't continue to grow and missionize more non-hassidic Jews.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

it means I don't have any time or sympathy for communities specializing in xenophobic, sexist, anti-intellectual, fundamentalist, reactionary bullshit.

(ps. I AM JEWISH)

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

SELF_HATING JEW!

― Jimmy Mod Is Sick of Being The Best At Everything (ModJ), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

(I kid because I love... matzoh ball soup)

― Jimmy Mod Is Sick of Being The Best At Everything (ModJ), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

At it's worst, it can be a kind of fundamentalism. Otherwise, I guess it's a bit like the Amish -- just a community of people who choose to isolate themselves somewhat and lead a radically differnet lifestyle, and I'm not against that in itself.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

Does anyone remember Ian's (IIRC_ story about the Orthodox/Hassid (not clear on distinction, sorry) who wouldn't shake hands?

― Jon, remind me again why you haven't drowned in your own vomit (ex machina), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

while we're making fun of folkways, I pick the phrase "hall of residence"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

Aren't most Jews scared/distrustful of Hassidim?

― I'd still rather be in Tokyo (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

i live in hasid central!! yeshiva across the street, three synagogues on my block, SUVs everywhere... meshuggas!!

Hahah Slocki do you live in my street! :) I have: a Rabbincal college 3 doors up in my street, several synagogues, and various Jewish schools about. I love it, I really do. I especially love Fridays when I walk to the shops and there are Hasid (or maybe Lubavicht) guys on the footpath with a card table with teffilim on them, handing them out. Whats that about, I'm curious! I mean I know what they are, but why do they stand around handing them out like christians do pamphlets?

Its interesting because unlike xianity where they always try and convert anyone, I suppose you cant do that in Jewish faith, so I wonder what the "sales pitch" is all about.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Orthodox = broad term for the most observant third of the Jewish spectrum

Hassidic = more specific term referring to the folk that wear black coats, black hats, long curly sideburns, fringed clothing etc.

For example, there's such a thing as "modern orthodox" -- people who might wear Yarmulkahs, not drive on sabbath, keep strictly kosher, but don't necessarily live as isolated from the rest of the world, wear modern clothing.

It's tricky though, and the lines get blurred all the time. Some of the girls at my gf's office wear fashionable clothing, but just don't show much skin, for example.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

Lubavitches have vans in London too.

― I'd still rather be in Tokyo (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

I've had so many negative experiences with various ultra-orthodox Jewish sects (Hasids etc.), and combined with their usual political and social stances (not to mention their reprehensible contributions to Israeli politics, ie we'll assassinate the prime minister for his peace initiatives, but we won't serve in the military) - well, they just really piss me off. I know that no religion is free from reactionaries and fundamentalist nutjobs, but the ones from my own community feel like a personal burden, an embarassment.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

i can usually hear them singing rather loudly on holidays, saturday nights etc...

and trayce, what they're trying to do (most likely) is get non-observant jews to follow the laws.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

internal proselytizing, so to speak

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

Jews can't try to convert non-Jews, but Hassidim do try to convert other less religious Jews. They believe it's their mission. This is part of the reason many Jews mistrust Hassidim.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

The Amish don't know 50 cent lyrics

― carbon (carbon), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

"I wonder what the "sales pitch" is all about."

the "sales pitch" is convincing people like me (ie, less crazy Jews) that I'm betraying my cultural traditions by shaking hands with unmarried women, etc. Seriously, the proseletyzing is so horribly sanctimonious and condescending, its part of why I have such a visceral negative reaction.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

In a sense, I think Jews have much more of a reason to be at odds with Hassidic Jews than non-Jews do.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

I imagine it's not that different from the way a lot of moderate Muslims feel about fundamentalist preachers (except maybe on a lesser scale, since Hassidim haven't done that much damage yet.)

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

This is part of the reason many Jews mistrust Hassidim.

Right, that's what I was getting at. My mum pointed to some Hassidim when I was a kid and said "They don't consider us real jews, to them we're no better than if we went to church". !!!

― I'd still rather be in Tokyo (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

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thomas, learn to read

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

Ok, right you're BORN a jew. But they try to "convert" them to following orthodox practices, etc.

Quit being such a fucking dick. Why do you care random person who has never posted here before?

― Jonothong Williamsmang (ex machina), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

You cannot convert to Orthodoxy, that was my point about your ignorance. The profanity just reemphasizes my point. Are you the policeman for this site?

― Thomas Mckenzie, Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:38 (twenty years ago)

From their point of view! I know plenty of jews who consider themselves atheists.

― Jonothong Williamsmang (ex machina), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:40 (twenty years ago)

definition of brisk

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:40 (twenty years ago)

to answer your other question, yes, jonothong is the policeman of this site and i wish you wouldn't make fun of his name. he is sensitive. and vietnamese.

xpost

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

Jono,
My points were directed at other entries that preceded yours. Perhaps I overstated your ignorance, but I do find a lot of stupidity on this site, that's all. Educated jokes are cool, or, do you have to be stupid to be funny?

― Thomas Mckenzie, Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)

I like both kind of jokes.

Some of the people posting today are trolling, Thomas as the sheet thing was addressed earlier in the thread. I think.

― Jonothong Williamsmang (ex machina), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

Thomas you need to chill. The post is actually pretty clear; try reading it again.

When I was in college I used to get asked if I was Jewish by Orthodox Jews that came onto campus. My Jewish friends told me that if they said yes, they got hassled. The notion is that the people doing this concerned about the way that people who profess their faith practice it, not people of different faiths.

― Laura H. (laurah), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

Laura and I think they additionally felt that you were "jewish" if your mother was regardless if you self identified as such!

― Jonothong Williamsmang (ex machina), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

OK I'll chill. Perhaps the tone on this site seemed a bit offensive since I thought it was giving some misinformation.

― Thomas Mckenzie, Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

BTW the Kinsey Institute said that Orthodox Jews have more sex over a life time then most other people. Interetsting?

― Thomas Mckenzie, Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

they marry young and have a lot of babies.

― glasgow coma score (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 8 October 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

Wait up, whats the thing with penny farthings about then tom?

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Saturday, 8 October 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

The guy got a good deal at the Brittish antique shop

― Thomas McKenzie, Saturday, 8 October 2005 20:31 (twenty years ago)

What I want to know is, what is UP with the public rudeness? I was on a v crowded train the other day and an older grey-bearded Hassid forced his way onto the train, TOTALLY smushing a young guy in front of me (who we'll call Max for ease of discussion). Other people on the platform who didn't bother trying to get on presumably said to themselves, "you know, I'll just wait for the next one, it's not worth shoving on there and being crammed into someone who'll be pissed at me" BUT NO this man keeps a completely blank look on his face, stares over all our heads, and forces himself up against Max like he's not even there, in the process dislodging Max's hold on the only pole he could possibly reach, and the whole time acting as if all the other passengers are furniture. The Hassid doesn't a) say excuse me or I'm sorry but it's an emergency, he maintains total silence and b) doesn't even flinch when Max says "Look, I'm sorry but there's no room, HEY I can't breathe!" Just keeps staring blankly and pushing. Deeply weird.

― Laurel, Saturday, 8 October 2005 22:18 (twenty years ago)

mustve had a brisk instead of a proper briss. it would bug anyone out.

― AaronK (AaronK), Sunday, 9 October 2005 03:27 (twenty years ago)

lots of people are rude in public laurel, i don't get what conclusions you think we should draw from one hasidic rude guy

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 9 October 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

love the brisk/briss thing. isn't brisk a lithuanien stream of Orthodoxy, mithnagdik, opponents of hassidim! I think that it is how they refer to the Soloveitchik family! A sbriskers

a briss in brisk...

― Jordan LeMonde, Sunday, 9 October 2005 05:22 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, slocki, sorry I wasn't clearer -- this isn't the first time I've witnessed a weird kind of oblivious rudeness from Hasidic men. For whatever reason I don't get the same vibe from women, but the men always seem determined not to notice or acknowledge anyone and the train thing was only the most recent and prominent example.

And I have some half-remembered thing in a far corner of my brain suggesting that it's a gender thing, that if Hasidic men see a woman improperly attired or otherwise err, what's the equivalent of treyf for social conduct? not-frum? anyway, that they'll ignore a woman because to appear to notice or otherwise be drawn into something not-frum would be contrary to the law. I know women don't have the same responsibilities in worship/observance that men do, don't know if that has anything to do with public social behavior.

I'm not asking you or anyone to draw any conclusions, per se, just wondering if there's a known basis for the weirdness.

― Laurel, Sunday, 9 October 2005 06:35 (twenty years ago)

just came across this site. i have a friend who had an israeli hasidic boyfriend in israel! how's that for a lead...

― merrisa jacoby, Sunday, 9 October 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)

sorry i left out the main point. It was a guy friend of mine whose boyfriend was a chassidc Israeli.
TALK ABOUT GAY SHLUFFEN!

― merrisa_ jacoby, Sunday, 9 October 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)

argh

― glasgow coma score (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 9 October 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

I live in the same neigbourhood as s1ocki, although a little further to the northwest, where the population is predominantly comprised of Hasidic/Satmar/Lubavichs. My friend Charlotte works at the Hasidic bakery Cheskies, there's like some terribly joke there - a 'harlot serving hasidim. yuk yuk.

― Jay Watts III (jaywatts), Sunday, 9 October 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

One of my regular customer had a son and daughter-in-law in Montreal, I should have taken the address to see if it was near you guys.

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Sunday, 9 October 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

I know that there's a large population in the Cote St. Luc neighbourhood, too. I live in Outremont.

― Jay Watts III (jaywatts), Sunday, 9 October 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

Outremont sounds really familiar.

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Sunday, 9 October 2005 22:02 (twenty years ago)

http://img312.imageshack.us/img312/556/hockeyjesus7bq4po9gj9mk.jpg

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 9 October 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)

hasidic noize dudes?!?

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/21/2176/1024/hasidic.jpg

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 9 October 2005 23:03 (twenty years ago)

Oh my goodness, Sukkot is coming up! Everyone's getting the hut ready!

― Jay Watts III (jaywatts), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 20:42 (twenty years ago)

A week from today, I think.

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 22:03 (twenty years ago)

Listen you imbeciles! Im a Hasid. You are so shockingly ignorant it hurts my brain. Grow up. You're scaring me! If you dont understand something try to learn. Im mmore than happy to answer any questions you might legitametly have!

― Nosson, Monday, 17 October 2005 00:17 (twenty years ago)

You could maybe try reading the thread more closely, and understand that a) some people are taking the piss out of those of you reacting so strongly, b) some of us here genuinely know bugger all about the jewish culture, and may actually be honest and genuine in their questions. I mean ffs.

Can someone deindex this thread before it gets ugly?

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 17 October 2005 01:17 (twenty years ago)

please do not deindex it.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 17 October 2005 01:19 (twenty years ago)

Heh.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 17 October 2005 01:20 (twenty years ago)

seriously!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 17 October 2005 01:21 (twenty years ago)

Oh I know!

Anyway. To underline my previous point - until I moved to melbourne, I cant say I had ever met or seen an orthodox Jewish person such as a Hasid... I had no idea of any of the sub-faiths until only a few years ago. Want to call me ignorant? Please don't. I merely grew up in a city that honest to goodness has probbaly a .001% Jewish population. It is something I never knew much about til I moved to a very Hasidic neighbourhood in another city. And I find it really interesting, actually.

I'm not religious though, so of course I dont agree with any of it in that sense. But eh.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 17 October 2005 01:31 (twenty years ago)

Anyone seen the new Heeb with Sarah Silverman posing with a holey sheet?

― scrimhaw1837 (son_of_scrimshaw), Monday, 17 October 2005 03:10 (twenty years ago)

I heart Sarah Silverman so much.

― giboyeux (skowly), Monday, 17 October 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

This thread wins the award for "Most Unexpected Google-bait on ILE, 2005".

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 17 October 2005 03:19 (twenty years ago)

OMG, best idea for sex fantasy ever!!!

http://www.heebmagazine.com/images/magazine/issue9.jpg

― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, 17 October 2005 03:28 (twenty years ago)

Ha, I just noticed Thomas being Captain-Save-A-Cyber-Jew

― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, 17 October 2005 03:32 (twenty years ago)

I used to live in that part of Montreal (edge of Outremont/Mile End).

re Cheskies (omg black-and-white cookies and poppyseed croissants1)
My friend Kyla used to work there (maybe Charlotte replaced her - who knows?). Not Jewish. Although there were varying degrees of weirdness from the clientele, she had only the warmest things to say about Mr Cheskie. Among the Hasids I've been exposed to, I find it very interest the extreme variance of attitudes toward gentiles and non-frum Jews. Normal people are weird, rude, kind, etc., but among the ultraorthodox community there's (what appears to me as) exaggerated versions of these behaviours. Ultraambivalent is much more striking than just-plain-ambivalent, ditto for generosity and rudeness and awkwardness. So I notice(d) it a lot.

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Monday, 17 October 2005 10:55 (twenty years ago)

My hassidic landlord hasn't turned on the heat yet. Fucker.

Recently, one of our neighbors said that he didn't want to rent to 2 black dudes even though they passed a credit check, etc.

― Williamsburger Noise Explosion (ex machina), Monday, 17 October 2005 11:21 (twenty years ago)

re: sarah silverman

i knew it was true!

― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 17 October 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)

I dont think any of you, or atleast many of you would be half so quick to lable an entire group were they not Jews.
If you had a black landlord you wouldnt make the same insinuations. Perhaps you should examine your concious. I know that I personally have nothing at all against people of any race or religon and I try my best to polite and corteous to eveyone. Derekh eretz is an essential part of torah. That means manners by the way. Those who dont practice it are guilty of a sin just like one who has stolen. Please dont judge my religoin or my fellow Chassidim based on a few bad experiences. The majority of Chassidim I know are wonderful and caring people. The meshugganas are the ones who tend to stand out.

― JoyonNarrowBridge, Thursday, 20 October 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

http://www.pollodelmar.com/gigs/hotelutah/MBP7.jpg

― AaronK (AaronK), Thursday, 20 October 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

If you had a black landlord you wouldnt make the same insinuations.

but shvartzers make LOUSY landlords!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 20 October 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

I dont think any of you, or atleast many of you would be half so quick to lable an entire group were they not Jews.

hahahahahahahaha

― jw (ex machina), Thursday, 20 October 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Today I got approached by one of those Chabad sukkot guys. I was kind of rushing to class and really not trying to be a dick or anything, but he was persistent, and I kept saying, "Sorry, I'm running late," and the guy goes, "But don't you want to just hold it? Just hold it!"

― rammer jammer jan hammer (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:34 (fifteen years ago)

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