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Tag Archives: orthodox conversion
Thank God For Texas
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, I have to agree with your family in respect to your beard. Soon you’ll be an Alexander Technique teacher, and naturally an inviting presence would seemingly be part of a realistic sales technique. You know, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged alexander technique teacher, dillon texas, friday night lights, orthodox conversion, orthodox judaism, realistic sales
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First Time In An Orthodox Shul
Jane emails: “Do you have any advice for me before I go walking into an Orthodox synagogue?” * Know that in Orthodox Judaism, men and women pray separately. The more Orthodox the community, the more men and women are separated, … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged open toed shoes, orthodox conversion, orthodox rabbis, orthodox shul, orthodox synagogue, prospective converts, shabbat shalom
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Racism In The Orthodox Community
Bill McCaulley writes: Dear Mr. Ford: I would wish to respond to a posting concerning racism among Orthodox Jews. I came upon the post recently I realize my reply is not timely, but I am greatly intrigued by the subject. … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Race
Tagged chabad rabbi, jewish observance, lashon hara, orthodox conversion, rabbi akiva, talmud torah
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God Hates Sodomy
This week’s Torah portion is Haazinu (the end of Deuteronomy). On Torah Talk, Rabbi Rabbs discusses Rosh Hashanah, the parsha, and the Ten Commandments of Luke Ford: * You shall laugh at Christianity, and compare believing in Jesus to believing … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged Dennis Prager, jacob milgrom, observant jews, orthodox conversion, torah portion, torah studies
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Sex Under False Pretenses
Here’s a hilarious story from Israel: “A Palestinian man has been convicted of rape by deception after having consensual sex with a woman who had believed him to be a fellow Jew.” Oy, what will the goyim think? Oy, did … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Sex
Tagged false pretenses, fellow jew, luke ford, moslem women, orthodox conversion, orthodox jew, orthodox shul, rape by deception
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