The New York Law Journal reported on Tuesday that Casbar, a swinger’s club in Brooklyn, was closed by a city judge after investigators testified that they had observed “150-plus acts of fellatio and intercourse” on an undercover visit to the venue. I guess that’s what happens when your swinger’s club is profiled in the Times.
The real news here was buried in parentheses in the sixth paragraph: “(The closing resulted in the cancellation of a sex-themed Passover seder run by the social club Kinky Jews.)”
Yes, that’s the same KinkyJews seder that was the subject of the Forward article that had the entire Jewish world snickering three weeks ago, with its reference to seder-goers “spanking each other with wands of chocolate licorice” instead of eating horseradish. For my money, the biggest laugh in the piece came courtesy the buffoonish Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who asked the Forward:
“Can you imagine the outrage if a group of people decided to commemorate African-American slavery by having an orgy?†Boteach asked. “This wasn’t a joke. Millions of God’s children were sold on the block, and here you are trivializing evil with this vulgar celebration.â€
The Forward story was published before Passover, and doesn’t make reference to the venue or to any backup plans. An April 14 post on KinkyJews’ website, (NSFW, according to a disclaimer that pops up before you open the site, but the front page seems pretty tame) indicates that the Seder took place. So, how do you find a location for a “kinky” seder at the last minute? Who do you call? Email us with any insights.
