tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post8891040215102435118..comments2023-10-15T10:39:20.908-04:00Comments on One Frum Skeptic: The Outside Worldfrumskeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990363895869876238noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-73601022619270385632008-06-17T22:16:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:16:00.000-04:00DYS: Mirvis's other book "The Ladies Auxiliary" sh...DYS: Mirvis's other book "The Ladies Auxiliary" shows what life in Memphis (or generally a small town) is like. <BR/><BR/>That book is great as well. I even cried a couple of times (but then ofcourse I'm a crybaby)frumskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990363895869876238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-20876358788530009802008-06-17T11:04:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:04:00.000-04:00I also recently read "The Outside World". There pl...I also recently read "The Outside World". There plot didn't really go anywhere, but it's a pretty good picture of reality. I would have liked to see a more in depth description of the community in Memphis and what living in a smaller community is like, since I live in one myself. She never meantions what their shul experience is like, etc.<BR/><BR/>One interesting point. I read this a few months ago. Soon after I read it, the kosher market in our town closed and Kroger opened up a large kosher section to take up the slack, along with a deli counter. Where it differs from the description in the book is that ours is owned & run by Kroger in cooperation with the Vaad, not by some investors, a young guy with little experience, and his overeager father in law. So hopefully, ours will fare better.David Staumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092344925121412070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-1870805906114141712008-06-15T12:30:00.000-04:002008-06-15T12:30:00.000-04:00ive read both of tovah mirvis' books. i loved both...ive read both of tovah mirvis' books. i loved both of them.since im originally from outside of new york, i especially liked them because they were about communities outside of new york.frum single femalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-10388368583667034532008-06-15T02:26:00.000-04:002008-06-15T02:26:00.000-04:00jay: lol. glad u enjoyed both of the booksyente: ...jay: lol. glad u enjoyed both of the books<BR/><BR/>yente: Sure. :) Lemme know when u want me to pass it to u.<BR/><BR/>JS: I agree with you 100%. Its all about where, when and how you learn, and w/e the equivolent of the GPA is in the Yeshiva system. <BR/><BR/>Hadassah: np :)frumskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990363895869876238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-46530145982502022552008-06-14T21:57:00.000-04:002008-06-14T21:57:00.000-04:00tova mirvis has a wonderful talent. the ladies aux...tova mirvis has a wonderful talent. the ladies auxiliary was unputdownable. thanks for recommending this other book. i shall add it to my must read list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-44957020716335561262008-06-13T18:09:00.000-04:002008-06-13T18:09:00.000-04:00Learning is never for the sake of learning.In the ...Learning is never for the sake of learning.<BR/><BR/>In the frum world, you can replace Harvard with the Mir, and Colombia with Ger. Nothing less will do, just like in the secular world...<BR/><BR/>Everyone worships success, it just wears different outfits for different people and doesn't necessarily come with lots of money.Jewish Sceptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262751671021588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-56511523982100619812008-06-13T12:54:00.000-04:002008-06-13T12:54:00.000-04:00LOL Jay!Sounds really good. Can I borrow it from y...LOL Jay!<BR/><BR/>Sounds really good. Can I borrow it from you?Shain D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13994794631558426187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-5431315664015274252008-06-13T06:58:00.000-04:002008-06-13T06:58:00.000-04:00I also read both books. The author has her her pu...I also read both books. The author has her her pulse on the Orthodox psyche. I even heard her talk about her book in some shul. I must add that she is also a hot babeJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582243638309020004noreply@blogger.com