Category Archives: Rabbis

Quick detour from time at #AIPAC2018 to march with the #Dreamers #jewsfordreamers #CleanDreamAct

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Luke Ford

You think I’m kidding? Quick detour from time at #AIPAC2018 to march with the #Dreamers #jewsfordreamers#CleanDreamAct pic.twitter.com/JM6MWdH2xE — Aaron Alexander (@RabbiDoubleA) March 5, 2018 According to his Conservative shul’s website: Rabbi Aaron Alexander served for ten years as Associate Dean … Continue reading →

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Rabbis Vs Rabbis

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Luke Ford

The funniest statement in the Siddur (Jewish prayer book) is that Torah scholars increase peace in the world. If you know any Torah scholars, you know that they are always feuding. There is no definition of lashon hara (evil speech) … Continue reading →

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May Gentiles Play Music For Jews On Shabbat?

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Luke Ford

This no longer happens in Orthodox life (it has generally been forbidden since the destruction of the temple in 70). In his first lecture for Torah in Motion on the Ben Ish Chai (Baghdadi rabbi in the 19th Century, handled … Continue reading →

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Most Jews Don’t Have A Rabbi

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Luke Ford

There’s this notion among some non-Jews that every Jew has a rabbi directing him. That’s not how it works. Just as most Christians are not mentored by a pastor or priest, most Jews also do their own thing. A Jew … Continue reading →

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Rav Isaac Hutner & The TWA Hijacking

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Luke Ford

In his part two lecture on the Ben Ish Chai at Torah in Motion, Marc B. Shapiro relayed what he learned by interviewing a woman (Mrs. Berkowitz) on the plane next to Rav Hutner in the famous 1970 TWA hijacking: … Continue reading →

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