Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Modern Orthodox – The Play

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Luke Ford

According to the Jewish Journal: July 31-September 2 What happens when a secular Jewish couple living on the Upper West Side collides with an Orthodox diamond dealer from Brooklyn? Head to Beverly Hills to find out, where the West Coast … Continue reading →

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Annulling A Conversion

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Luke Ford

From the Jerusalem Post: In February, Ashdod Rabbinic Court judge Rabbi Avraham Atia issued a ruling that shocked many outside the rabbinic establishment. Basing his verdict on the fact that a woman who came to him seeking to divorce her … Continue reading →

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Do you have SADD (shul attention deficit disorder)?

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Luke Ford

From FrumSatire: You have read the shull announcement sheet 5 times, but still guard it against any folks who seek to borrow it; You hoard those torah email sheets from the OU and random places in Monsey so you have … Continue reading →

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The Orthodox Paradox

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Luke Ford

Paul Shaviv (father of blogger Miriam Shaviv and director of the Hebrew Academy of Toronto) writes about Noah Feldman’s New York Times article: 7. The question of how to handle an embarrassing ‘b’dieved” situation – as happened at the now … Continue reading →

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Stanford’s Eruv Controversy

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Luke Ford

From the Forward.com: “We look upon the eruv as a violation of our right to live in a spiritual environment of our own choice,” city resident Walton McMillan commented July 6 on the Palo Alto Weekly’s Web site, where debates … Continue reading →

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