Heshy Fried (born December 28, 1981) is a former American stand-up comedian and

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ger who now works as a caterer.

Biography

Fried was raised Orthodox on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and he attended the Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York (TIUNY) but did not graduate. Fried moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 2009 and was employed as a

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at ''The Kitchen Table'', then

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's only kosher eatery. He is owner/chef at the Epic Bites catering company in Oakland.

Frum Satire

Fried began blogging on ''Frum Satire'' in June 2006 when he lived in

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,''The Jewish Star'
What's so funny about being frum? The world of frum satire
December 23, 2010, but did not enter the spotlight until about six months later when he wrote a post outlining different categories of sects in the Orthodox and Protestants community. Fried was named one of the most influential Jewish bloggers in 2008 and was one of seven bloggers invited to Israel to attend the first International Jewish Bloggers Conference hosted by

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on August 20, 2008. Fried was also invited to attend the Fourth Annual ROI Summit from June 28 through July 2, 2009, held in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, for influential young Jewish innovators from around the world. In 2009, ''Frum Satire'' averaged approximately 50,000 visitors a month.''Tablet'
The Renegade: An Orthodox blogger turns heads one post at a time
June 25, 2009 However, Fried stopped updating his blog in 2014.

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Frum SatireEpic Bites Catering
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fried, Heshy American stand-up comedians Jewish American comedians Jewish male comedians 1981 births Living people Jewish bloggers American Orthodox Jews 21st-century American comedians Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish comedians 21st-century American Jews American male comedians Comedians from Manhattan