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Sep 28, 2017, 10:02 PM

Kiruv Oxymorons for the Ages

It took me a long time to realize this, but the kiruv system pulls some really sophisticated mindfucks while trying to convince people about the “truth” of religion. They will basically play both sides of an idea – contradicting themselves...

Apr 21, 2017, 6:36 AM

God Sent Me a Box of Bow Ties

I wrote God a letter. Dear God. I just want you to know how much you mean to me. I’ve felt things towards you that I haven’t felt in a long time. I feel giddy. I can’t eat or sleep....

Apr 10, 2017, 6:10 AM

There is no God, Only Bigger and Better Questions

If you think of God as means to explain so much of our the world that we don’t understand, you’ll find that it definitely creates some answers, but opens up a lot of new questions. Yes, it’ll make death less...

Jul 24, 2016, 6:59 AM

The Trouble With Judaism

I am very angry right now. My frustration with Judaism lies in its lack inability to transform you as a person, no matter how much Torah you supposedly study. The recently exposed scandal of Rabbi Pogrow’s behavior, and dozens like...

Mar 9, 2016, 11:36 AM

Emergency Police Action

A terror attack was reported in Jerusalem: a terrorist opened fire at a crowded bus stop from within a moving car. For a moment, there was the ringing silence of panic. 15 minutes later, the Israeli police force leapt into action. Emergency...

Feb 7, 2016, 7:25 PM

New Technology Transforms the Way Israelis Suffer on Public Transportation

Illustrative: An Egged Ta'avurah bus. (Effi Elians/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

For those anxious to get on the bus, there's good news. But who's anxious?

Oct 26, 2015, 1:50 PM

Oh, the Places You’ll Blow

You can blow up in markets You can blow in cafes There are so many places to blow up nowadays Behead that infidel Go ahead, be a man Then we’ll drive around with machine guns In the back of a van We’ve got firepower packed All the...

Oct 13, 2015, 2:34 AM

Curing the Common Shahid

Shahid, or meshugenus martyrus, as it is formally known, is an increasingly common disease caused by Jihad infection. Spread virally through posts, tweets, and other social interactions, its results can be deadly if not curbed. Young Middle Eastern teenagers of...

Jul 23, 2015, 4:27 PM

On Yeshiva Guys and Massages

For weeks now, I’ve been getting random calls from random people asking me about my “spa”. It all began when I had the brilliant idea to combine the Jewish Meditation coaching that I practice, with a massage of the shoulders...

Jun 28, 2015, 10:59 PM

[SATIRE] Jerusalem Light Rail Fitted With Grenade Launchers, Firing Ports

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - Although rarely reported by most news outlets, rock-throwing attacks are a daily occurrence for Jerusalemites riding the light rail through the Arab neighborhoods of Beit Hanina and Shuafat. The sight of the trains coasting through the city...

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About Me

Shalom Tzvi Shore is a hypnotherapist and web designer who keeps finding himself struggling with life's biggest questions. All the views expressed in this blog are his personal ones, and do not reflect the opinions of any organisation he works for. In fact, very few people agree with anything he has to say.