Ballot Box: Issue 928

Last Week’s Poll

With the onset of September, many find themselves beginning new jobs or starting new schooling programs. For more than a few of us, this is the first time we find ourselves interacting with the secular world on a professional level, and that can get a little, uh, Ballot Box friendly. Readers share what the reid on what it’s like when things aren’t heimish anymore.

Frum Faux Pas

A group of guys are hanging out in the lounge and you try to be social.

“Hey,” you say to the ringleader. “I’m Sam, from New Jersey.”

You must have done a decent job ’cuz he smiles broadly and says “Hey, nice to meet ya. I’m Alex, from Los Angeles.”