Monday, November 21, 2025

About Young Israelite

I leave for Israel on Saturday, November 26th and return after December 25th. I'm not sure what I will write here, if anything, but it certainly won't be a Jewish or Israel blog like Jewlicious or Israellycool. Maybe it will just be pictures or a travelogue. I'm going primarily to participate in a program offered by Aish HaTorah where I'll learn the "Essentials" of Judaism, something that was largely ignored in my family, preferring swim team activities by the time I was in the 2nd grade. (Ironically, I quit the swim team at 13 when wearing a Speedo required more the nerve of a man than a boy.) Sure we celebrated Passover, Hanukkah, etc but like many pseudo-practicing Jews, it was purely a cultural experience and not religious. I'm not going to Israel for any spiritual awakening (or because of my Modern Orthodox-raised girlfriend) but I'm genuinely curious in learning the history, traditions, issues, and if this was my Playboy profile question, I enjoy traveling. Also, I have some free time on my hands.

Update (Donate): Why? I ask you, why not?

 

Comments:
you should write about the smokin' girls (many with automatic weapons -- what's hotter than that?)
# posted by la depressionada : 3:01 PM
 
Mazal tov on your month of learning; it's the best thing you can do with the extra time on your hads!

I used to study at Aish years ago on 83rd Street (they have a "one-on-one" study program) and went to their facilities in Jerusalem back in '98. The ark for the Torahs have this neat glass thing going on, representing Rabbi Akiva's likening studying Torah at a later age (he started when he was 40) to water wearing down a rock. My old boss got me involved with Aish (he's often at Aish in J'lem... tell Lenny Gross I say hi. Also say hi to Steve and Marc from NYC if they're still there).

Glad to see the little woman is rubbing off in a positive way on you. But warn your friends that you may come back not wanting to go out Friday nights. The upside, hopefully, is that you got the bris out of the way.
# posted by Brother Lawrence : 3:40 PM
 
Young Israelite, go forth and enjoy the fruits of the learning tree from Aish...

Don't worry about your blog not being Jewlicious--you don't need a blog like theirs to be Jewlicious in your own right!

Nesiah tovah (good journey) to you...
# posted by Esther : 12:19 AM
 
Religion is the opiate of the masses.
# posted by jim n. : 1:42 AM
 
We've lost krucoff to the Jews! Don't they own enough media already? Actually, I'm just piping in to say the inclusion of Gene Simmons on the masthead cracked me up. Hava good time.

-sac
# posted by Anonymous : 11:06 AM
 
Oh, and if I'd actually read the post before commenting, I would have said,

You won't be back until after Dec 25th!? Bu you'll miss Christmas!

-sac
# posted by Anonymous : 11:08 AM
 
I was going to buy an ad from you, AK, but paypal hates me.
# posted by Manhattan Transfer : 5:36 PM
 
sweet, dude. pls scope out israeli chicks and send them our way.
# posted by sven : 1:21 PM
 
MT

Make that everyone and you've got a trend.
# posted by Anonymous : 1:22 PM
 
Religion is nothing but mass mind control. Your gf has been indoctrinated. It's sexist, homophobic, outdated garbage. Orthodox Judaism is nothing but Christian Fundamentalism without southern accents. You're a big boy, don't you know this by now??
Celebrate your heritage, but leave the religion OUT!
# posted by Anonymous : 4:05 PM
 
Good riddance. I hope Hamas bombs the fuck outta you, bitch!
# posted by Anonymous : 8:01 PM
 
I will let one of the most intellectual, yes INTELLECTUAL minds of the 20th century explain it best:

Albert Einstein
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.

So in other words, he with the best hummous wins.
# posted by Bucky da ANIMAL : 11:29 AM
 
Yes, religion is the opiate of the masses but my trip will be more like a 12-pack of warm American beer.

Hamas and Red Bull for everyone!
# posted by krucoff : 12:10 PM
 
Hey! Give us a call while you're in town. We'll show you a good time and you can hang with some of the Jewlicious crew. Email us at jewlicious [at] gmail.com. Do it Yeshiva boy!
# posted by ck : 6:55 AM
 
Hey! Give us a call while you're in town. We'll show you a good time and you can hang with some of the Jewlicious crew. Email us at jewlicious [at] gmail.com. Do it Yeshiva boy!
# posted by ck : 6:56 AM
 
Hey! Give us a call while you're in town. We'll show you a good time and you can hang with some of the Jewlicious crew. Email us at jewlicious [at] gmail.com. Do it Yeshiva boy!
# posted by ck : 6:59 AM
 
Certainty is the opiate of the asses. As far as I can tell, Krucoff isn't certain about anything, and that's a good thing, Martha.

-sac
# posted by Anonymous : 11:52 AM
 
See if El Al can fix you up with a monogrammed sheet with a hole in it. So best. Also, I hear the mikvah in Safed totally fucking rocks.
# posted by Jimmy : 3:10 PM
 
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