Recommended Posts of the Day

Some of these are not new, but I nevertheless think they are great reads for skeptics:

Vagshal's revision of the history of the Vilna Talmud, or, One of the most egregious examples of censorship I have ever seen, by 'Mississipi Fred McDowell', from On the Main Line. He exposes Vagshall's pious fraud.

Load-bearing Beliefs vs. Cosmetic Beliefs, by Jewish Atheist. He explains the difference between load-bearing arguments (reasons) and cosmetic arguments (excuses) when engaging believers.

Religion is Not Really About Hope, by John Shook from the Center for Inquiry. John explains that: "Non-religious people can live just as positive and hopeful lives as religious believers. Believers doubt this atheist attitude, and love to bring up the topic of heaven in response.".

And here's for some great posts by DovBear:
What are the most absurd Charedi beliefs?
What is Ruach ra’ah?
Yaakov Horowitz’s Campaign – And Why We Need to do More

UPDATE: I almost forgot about this gem!
I’m in Kollel, but My Life is a Sham, by Modern Orthoprax & Heterodox.
http://modernorthoprax.blogspot.com/2011/03/im-in-kollel-but-my-life-is-sham.html

If you have any suggestions for good posts, please don't hesitate to mail me at undercoverkofer@gmail.com.

There is Still Hope for Peace

After all these sad events, some glimmer of light?

WTF Moment of the Day

So I am working late with nothing to eat for dinner and am looking for some sneaky treife little something to silence the rumblings in my stomach. The risk is low here, because it is out of town and most people are home by now.

I walk past the train station and see this new sushi bar. I smile and grab the voucher inside my coat pocket. I look inside the store and the asian-looking lady smiles at me and waves. I vaguely recognize the face but am not sure from where.

I enter the store. She keeps on smiling and says hi. I give her the voucher and she shows me the choices.

“These not kosher fish”, she says. And then it cuts like a knife. “You’d probably like vegetarian, right?”. I nod yes because I have no choice anymore.

OMFG. This sushi chick used to work at the local kosher restaurant. We used to come there rather frequently and she even knew our food preferences, our kids…

“And the sauce is parev, have a good night. Shalom!”.

I walked out with a red head and look up to the sky thinking: “If You really exist, what a sunnuvabitch you are!”