tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post8448335092190948253..comments2023-10-09T05:40:22.424-04:00Comments on Shpitzle Shtrimpkind: Epilogueshimon9testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968568074747616468noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-88459609012092616182021-01-28T17:23:46.620-05:002021-01-28T17:23:46.620-05:00I found your blog and I am enraptured.
I am a thin...I found your blog and I am enraptured.<br />I am a thinking high school girl who was raised in the Chabad-Lubavitch community, and am currently on the way out. I recently started a blog, and would be honored if you would take a look.<br />https://hasidicult.blogspot.com/Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814526427845775694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-38591840553647765182021-01-28T17:22:52.875-05:002021-01-28T17:22:52.875-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814526427845775694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-28831315280859590422018-02-09T09:49:11.338-05:002018-02-09T09:49:11.338-05:00hope you still might read this... it's been a ...hope you still might read this... it's been a long time<br />I came to learn of your story after reading Shulem Deen's book. Thank you for sharing your story! Although I did not grow up in a chasidic community, some of the experiences you share I have had myself in my strict Ukrainian community. And I am sure my parents both came from Jewish roots. Anyway... it was helpful to read and hear about your journey. It was freeing for me ... even though both my parents have passed, I am still haunted by their expectations of me. Hope we can meet some day.<br /><br />best,<br />LilyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514409992048330711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-73013577659581970042017-10-24T11:58:39.219-04:002017-10-24T11:58:39.219-04:00Thank you for reviving this blog and allowing your...Thank you for reviving this blog and allowing your words to open worlds for others. I learned about you from the podcast, "The Longest Shortest Time" and was moved by your story and your amazing courage. I look forward to reading the words you wrote about this time in your life and seeing how you developed. Blessings to you. Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274786039727529851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-15553888864888363872014-12-07T20:52:55.268-05:002014-12-07T20:52:55.268-05:00I was just sent a link to this blog as some kind o...I was just sent a link to this blog as some kind of warning about why I should close my blog. While I'm sorry to hear that you have left the community, I am happy for you that you've found your happiness. If that's what this all lead to then BH.Shpitz in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150616662333458213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-55202926702399520652012-05-14T22:10:58.971-04:002012-05-14T22:10:58.971-04:00Shpitzle, you have great talent. I hope you are u...Shpitzle, you have great talent. I hope you are using it well.<br /><br />And I hope you realize the besheffer is educated, despite what you were taught. And he is helpful ...Leapahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470956421369426995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-48270089596507056492011-12-20T15:10:45.847-05:002011-12-20T15:10:45.847-05:00I havent blogged for quite some time either. Fortu...I havent blogged for quite some time either. Fortunately I am listening to shiurim and using the internet primarily for parnosa these days.<br /><br />It really saddens me to hear what happened to Spitz, I considered her one of my closest blog-friends.<br /><br />I wish her all the best in whatever endeavor she is involved in.. <br /><br />All my love<br /><br />SemgirlSemGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802459454226915856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-60172059238558172802011-12-19T21:38:49.444-05:002011-12-19T21:38:49.444-05:00Mindy,
I echo what you said. Nevertheless, despit...Mindy,<br /><br />I echo what you said. Nevertheless, despite reaching the pits, Shpitz is also in a state of denial where she earnestly believes she has reached a state of salvation, happiness, and newfound freedom in her transition to secularism.Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-79016272490289501092011-12-19T21:06:00.540-05:002011-12-19T21:06:00.540-05:00i was unaware that this blog was reopened, nor tha...i was unaware that this blog was reopened, nor that the writer reached such a sad end. Shpitz, I have no idea who you are and will probably never know. My heart broke when I heard about your divorce and leaving the community. I had really hoped you would be able to reconcile your two lives and find some peace within yourself. I wish you all the best and hope you find a measure of happiness, where ever you may be now.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270186136405883267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-28857045208384751602011-12-08T15:09:38.059-05:002011-12-08T15:09:38.059-05:00It takes heart to pursue true happiness at a cost ...It takes heart to pursue true happiness at a cost of sacrificing comforts (which some may perceive as happiness), and for that shpitzle you should be commended.<br />To all those who ask you "why you threw it all away?", how much do they know on what you were missing inside.<br />Good luck in all your endeavors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-24069743542714010672011-12-04T22:09:37.338-05:002011-12-04T22:09:37.338-05:00Anon: How do you know the identity of the author o...Anon: How do you know the identity of the author of this blog?patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-81299599563502006642011-12-04T21:49:33.855-05:002011-12-04T21:49:33.855-05:00Saw your son in Shul one day, your ex made him a n...Saw your son in Shul one day, your ex made him a normal decent Chasidish Hair cut, not those shitty secular one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-45667628134550962312011-09-08T14:03:34.827-04:002011-09-08T14:03:34.827-04:00WOW (or oy oy)Just chanced on this blog and skimme...WOW (or oy oy)Just chanced on this blog and skimmed through it,so well written so powerfull yet so heart wrenching. There is so much that can be learned by others seeking and searching, for starters shpitzle in a early blog acknoledges the risks of blogging and if it might bring her trouble.Personaly I learned from this blog that what sometimes looks like freedom is not so glamourous after all and one can even be enslaved by "freedom" and what some people might call restrictions are really keys and tools to gaining true inner peace and freedom.But the main thing I learned is as shpitzle mentions in her blogs the importance of teaching our kids the diff between true yiddishkait emuna, purpose of life,bain adom l'chaviro etc... and our minugim,in A GET there are 2 points mentioned as restrictions the shaving and birth control,both are not real no nos by most of torah true jews and its a shame when issues such as these end up pulling us away from relizing the true beauty and richness in living a yiddishe life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-75360305871923898132011-08-31T10:22:05.108-04:002011-08-31T10:22:05.108-04:00Anon:
The Internet has been a great facilitator i...Anon:<br /><br />The Internet has been a great facilitator in bringing people OTD. It also has been a facilitator in adultery.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-67710317811651775242011-08-31T10:15:34.085-04:002011-08-31T10:15:34.085-04:00To Formerly Frum Guy. It's only in the last 10...To Formerly Frum Guy. It's only in the last 10 years that these issues have risen to the surface due to widespred use of the internet. These issues have existed long before 1998 it's just that it was addresed by few peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-24694736951806002522011-08-27T01:48:03.213-04:002011-08-27T01:48:03.213-04:00just read through your entire blog in about an hou...just read through your entire blog in about an hour and a half after reading something you wrote on unpious. i find your blog and story to be fascinating, but i only wish i knew more of the details of your departure! the blog ends off with you in a different mindset than when you began it, but that is still miles from where you are now. for full disclosure, i am an atheist, from a frum, yeshivishe, litvish background, and i, for one, would be very interested in reading more about your life whenever you feel comfortable enough to share it.formerly frum guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-33206035465766666222011-07-03T21:48:20.808-04:002011-07-03T21:48:20.808-04:00Anonymous, and all others who have written to me t...Anonymous, and all others who have written to me to inquire about my life--<br /><br />Perhaps one day I'll tell more. I'm sure you'd find my life very different than you imagine, beyond your imagination. You'd probably have a hard time fitting my life into your preconceived notions of the lifestyle of the ex-chasid. <br /><br />But I won't share the details now. In the interim, rest assured that I don't live the pain of a <i>get</i> every moment of the rest of my life. I know that those who expect the happiness of marriage to last forever, imagine the pain of divorce to last forever too. It doesn't. Not so at all. If you're in your twenties when you end a relationships that was coddling you to the point it was strangling you, and you start anew, then you inevitably move on. And you have your whole life ahead of you.Shpitzle Shtrimpkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129526520146433087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-57421624926273607832011-07-01T02:14:44.920-04:002011-07-01T02:14:44.920-04:00Ms. Shpitzle,
Explain me please, what’s your vis...Ms. Shpitzle,<br /><br /> Explain me please, what’s your vision on life? do you think you will ever find a second lover that you will crave for his smell? i was wondering why you only call it pain(and pain heals) the way i see it he loved and comforted you to an extend that not only enhanced your life but continued to build it. i understand your desire for freedom but i am sure you understand that there is no insurance on how life in your new path will lead you. i understand living in KJ or Willy is a killer but there are so many cool Jewish community’s these day’s and I am sure your lover would of accommodate you and how about lea’lah?(i read your Get on my IPad in bed while i was looking on my little neshumela and tears were dripping) don’t you think she will have it hard without such a loving father? <br /><br />Shpitzle I cry for you, there are so many open minded Jewish family’s enjoying the love life has to offer without going thru the sorrow you are in.<br /> I would wonder if you would take a minute to explain your positionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-17099006926474998392011-06-23T22:02:02.250-04:002011-06-23T22:02:02.250-04:00Shpitz:
Unless you have discarded the Torah in it...Shpitz:<br /><br />Unless you have discarded the Torah in its entirety, why do you say that? Is Chillul Hashem something that would no longer concern you should it occur, despite it being something surely you agree Jewish Law prohibits?Englishmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-6779400207729286962011-06-23T20:59:37.488-04:002011-06-23T20:59:37.488-04:00It merely reconfirms what I say in this post, abou...It merely reconfirms what I say in this post, about the different states of mind I've been throughout the blogging process. This comment I wrote, with concern to chillul hashem, a concern is very unlike a comment I would make today.Shpitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-18042361700235044572011-06-23T20:16:41.366-04:002011-06-23T20:16:41.366-04:00Shpitzle:
Is your point related to a still publis...Shpitzle:<br /><br />Is your point related to a still published comment on this post? I can't say that I see a comment here where that warning would apply to.<br /><br />BTW, how did the person who dug up that old disclaimer point it out to you? (I don't see a comment here pointing it out.)Englishmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-4551362192249182972011-06-23T20:08:52.214-04:002011-06-23T20:08:52.214-04:00Someone just dug out this comment from the archive...Someone just dug out this comment from the archive, which I wrote in October 2006. Very ironic.<br /><br />"IMPORTANT NOTE: the commenting area was designed for you to post your opinions and thoughts related to the post. Interesting and diverse opinions are very welcome.<br />Comments that are not related to the post, are of inappropriate language, or a chillul hashem will be deleted. I also reserve the right to delete posts that have personal attacks in them."<br /><br /><br />http://shtrimpkind.blogspot.com/2006/10/no-women-allowed.htmlShpitzle Shtrimpkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129526520146433087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-50377372565199236242011-06-20T18:24:43.247-04:002011-06-20T18:24:43.247-04:00Why is everyone so sorry for Shpitzle for leaving?...Why is everyone so sorry for Shpitzle for leaving? You should be happy for her, since she, like most normal people, prefers life in the big glorious world around us rather than the isolated medieval village she grew up in.<br /><br />אַ וואָעם ליגט אין כריין און מיינט, אַז קיין זיסערס איז נישטאָLeizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967406976742405534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-57372163151883524772011-06-15T16:30:03.937-04:002011-06-15T16:30:03.937-04:00Shpitzle Dear, As a former fan of yours i feel so ...Shpitzle Dear, As a former fan of yours i feel so sorry for you, you messed up big time.<br /><br />Honestly, I believe you know it yourself, and are not in peace even deep inside you, but even if you don't get it yet, you will one day look back, and see how you just got caught in the web, and then it may be too late, you'll be left with nothing.<br /><br />I pity you, nebech on your soul, and on your beautiful loving family that u destroyed.<br /><br />It's scary how close I came to where u stand, But I thank Hashem that he protected me, and the irony is that ur being such an apikoires already then, is what got between us.<br /><br />May Hashem have mercy on you your destroyed family, and all of us.<br /><br />A former close friendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422417.post-18863684667473510012011-06-01T00:36:32.077-04:002011-06-01T00:36:32.077-04:00Sounds like the blog has seriously contributed to ...Sounds like the blog has seriously contributed to leaving your life in shambles. It would have been far better had you never started.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407460404034430042noreply@blogger.com