Widower


Jdate lists the following relationship status choices: Single, Divorced, Separated, and Widowed. It seems that most young adults on the site seem to shy away from meeting widows. If you ask me, "Separated" sounds like it would be more trouble.

Killing your wife is prohibited by modern law, though the Torah prescribes it as fitting punishment for adultery. In fact, it is one of the 613 mitzvot (see 74).

On the Right Track


Daf Yomi is the daily regimen of studying the Talmud, one page at a time. With 2,711 pages in the Talmud, it takes about 7 and a half years to complete. The practice, started in 1923, is now in its 12th cycle, which will end with Niddah in the year 2012 (5772).

Nowdays you can get the entire series of Talmudic lectures preinstalled on your iPod.

Party Shuffle makes your iPod playlists more fun!

Muzzle Him


There is currently a Muslim uprising fueled by political cartoons printed in a Danish newspaper depicting the Prophet Mohammed.

"Rubenesque" is just one of several euphemisms—including "Zaftig", "Voluptuous", "Stocky", "Soft", "Proportional", "Portly", "Husky", "Cuddly", "Large/Broad Build", and "A Few Extra Pounds"—JDate lists so that we may gracefully describe ourselves as "fat".