tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post380066341715826050..comments2023-10-24T00:40:27.831-07:00Comments on Friar Yid: A Cautionary TaleFriar Yid (not Shlita)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10311439778319103094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-49491813741903027572011-07-18T08:05:23.209-07:002011-07-18T08:05:23.209-07:00I looked at the original post, read the author'...I looked at the original post, read the author's bio sketch, and, well -- did you consider the possibility that this might be a work of fiction?<br /><br />As for Birthright, the sooner they end it, the better, as far as I'm concerned. We spent $11K a year on tuition for a Jewish high school for Apikoris Juniorette, and on top of that they had us fork over another $3.5 K for the senior class trip to Israel. (And they claimed that price was subsidized.) As a result, Apikoris Juniorette is now ineligible for her free vacation. What kind of "birthright" is that?Conservative Apikorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-6322692592276353782011-07-17T22:56:21.650-07:002011-07-17T22:56:21.650-07:00Various mispacha folks have been nudging me to go,...Various mispacha folks have been nudging me to go, "While it's still free!" (Oh, Jews.)<br /><br />I think I'd rather spend my own money and visit family and other sites on my own and skip the brainwashing fun.<br /><br />On the other hand, I probably don't have enough juice to get myself in to one of those fun settlement Shabbatons. With my beard powers I'd be a king there!<br /><br />So yeah, a bit of a Catch-22.<br /><br />Next year in... Kibbutz Lotan?Friar Yidhttp://friaryid.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-7758427335739305612011-07-17T22:28:37.881-07:002011-07-17T22:28:37.881-07:00If I weren't already convinced not to go on Bi...If I weren't already convinced not to go on Birthright this would have sealed it for me.<br /><br />Ugh.scazonhttp://twitter.com/scazonnoreply@blogger.com