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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist
Rabbi David S. Gruber writes: Having grown up an Orthodox Jew since the age of eight, having gone to prominent Israeli high school and post high school yeshivas, having been ordained by the Chief Rabbis of Israel, having served as … Continue reading
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Orthodox Jews Shocked By The Sex In ‘Sex and the City’
I’ve heard complaints from Orthodox Jews that the sex in this new movie is gratuituous. How can you have gratuituous sex in an R-rated movie called "Sex and the City" that is based on a sex-centered HBO show? What were … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo show, orthodox jew, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, r rated movie, r rated movies
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On Being Controversial
Rabbi Alan Yuter writes: Religious Jews speak about Jewish education, Torah commitment and the commandments. The culture of religious Jews and the culture commanded by the sacred library of Judaism are often very different. While Jewish education gives lip service … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Torah
Tagged baltimore county, consternation, elites, holy man, jewish education, jewish religious life, Judaism, kotler, Lakewood, lip service, Ner Israel, orthodox world, penumbra, rabbi joseph, rabbi yosef, rebbe, rsquo, stigma, Torah, Yeshiva
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Materialism & Jewish Life
I was just talking to someone looking for a Modern Orthodox Jewish community that wasn’t too materialistic. As long as I’ve been Jewish — 15 years — I’ve been poor. I’ve never been treated badly because of it. On the … Continue reading
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Tagged attractive woman, countless occasions, friday night service, goys, hot chix, hot sex, hovel, humiliation, jewish life, Jews, materialism, new suit, nice stuff, orthodox jewish community, peers, poverty, privilege, shabbos, social ladder, suit store
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Former Gambino family mobster Louis Ferrante tells Gelf about his transformation from hijacker to Orthodox Jew
Michael Gluckstadt writes: The ties between Jewish and Italian gangsters are legendary. From Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano to Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth to Tony Soprano and Hesh Rabkin, there is a longstanding tradition of respect—or at least interaction—between … Continue reading
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Tagged armed robbery, bugsy siegel, christian pop, credit card fraud, ferrante, gambino crime family, gambino family, gluckstadt, hyman roth, italian gangsters, longstanding tradition, lucky luciano, mdash, michael corleone, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, rabkin, tony soprano, wiseguy, yiddish slang
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