Recognizing that the subtleties of "Choice Through Knowledge" might be a little over the heads of his commanders in the Israeli army, Frommer decided to keep up the illusion that he is orthodox by growing a beard for the omer. We took photographs (on Shabbat, no less) to document his beard's progress. You can tell from his face how much he likes growing beards *and* taking mugshots.

Recognizing that the subtleties of "Choice Through Knowledge" might be a little over the heads of his commanders in the Israeli army, Frommer decided to keep up the illusion that he is orthodox by growing a beard for the omer. We took photographs (on Shabbat, no less) to document his beard's progress. You can tell from his face how much he likes growing beards *and* taking mugshots.