“I know your ‘letters’ about fundraising was meant to be funny Purim shtick, but let me tell you, it boiled my blood”
As the child of baalei teshuvah, I laughed out loud at and felt so validated by Bracha Gan’s hilarious “top ten moments in the life of children of baalei teshuvah.” It’s not something that’s talked about, but there are many challenges being a second-generation baal teshuvah, and it can be quite lonely sometimes. What was especially nice about this piece was that instead of going the kvetching route, it took a look at it from a humorous perspective, which for me, was really therapeutic.
And really, poking fun at things that are frustrating or even difficult is such a Jewish characteristic. Somewhere along the way, our ancestors may have strayed from the path, but they still passed down their Jewishness to their progeny!
Name Withheld
I was really disturbed by the Quick Q on the back page asking women if they still dress up as adults. There are four mitzvos on Purim, and none of them involve costumes. Furthermore, I believe that any costume calls attention to itself, and I don’t think that’s tzniyusdig. I understand that people do dress up, but I don’t think Family First should be presenting it as a fine option for those who want it. Should a woman who’s strivnig for greatness really engage in this silly practice?
S.C.
Lakewood
I know your “letters” about fundraising was meant to be funny Purim shtick, but let me tell you, it boiled my blood. These letters had a humorous undertone, but they were anything but funny. Why? Why? Why? Why are we conditioning our children to these levels of insanity? Why are we, as a society, looking to constantly outdo one another as we compete for tzedakah dollars? What happened to giving and collecting being an expression of the gomlei chasadim our people are?
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