Category Archives: Orthodoxy

RJA: ‘The NY Times War Against the Jews’

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Luke Ford

Robert J. Avrech writes: The New York Times ramps up its war against the Jews. This time they use the most time honored of methods: a formerly religious Jew, now an arch liberal, writes a seemingly scholarly, and dispassionate criticism … Continue reading →

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Rashi, Rambam & The Baal Shem Tov

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Luke Ford

Robert J. Avrech blogs: My good friend Rabbi Berel Wein has produced a wonderful animated film about the life and times of Rashi. It was written by my high school buddy Jesse Cogan and directed by Ashley Lazarus, another close … Continue reading →

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Mourning The Temple

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

Though you wouldn’t realize it from my writing, I think about girls a lot. As a single man, I’ve met enough to keep me interested but not enough to satisfy. What I’ve lacked in quality, I’ve made up for in … Continue reading →

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Man Sues His Therapist

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

Daniel Bolour, who has a long history of mental problems, is furious and he’s going after a lot of people in the Pico-Robertson community (particularly at Mogen David and Aish HaTorah).

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Ohr Somayach Rabbi Banned From South Africa, Having Affairs With Many Women

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

FailedMessiah reports: Writing on Jewschool, David Kelsey reports on a leading Ohr Somayach rabbi, Lewis Furman tossed out of South Africa because he is a "serial philanderer." His liaisons are said to include married women. One woman’s husband, on discovering … Continue reading →

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