Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Things I Heard From My High School Principal

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Luke Ford

From Evasnotes.blogspot.com: Going on the internet is like eating pig. (I never knew pig was kosher.) Movies in Hebrew spells maves– death. A girl who listens to the radio can not possibly have a close connection with Hashem and daven … Continue reading →

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The Limits Of Orthodox Theology

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Luke Ford

Failed Messiah blogs: The new Jewish Action, a quarterly publication of the supposedly Modern Orthodox OU, has a hit piece written by Rabbi Zev Leff. The target of Rabbi Leff’s hit? Professor Marc B. Shapiro’s now-three-year-old book, The Limits of … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Jewish News

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Luke Ford

* The latest issue of Jewish Community Foundation magazine profiles Aron Abecassis, real estate magnet and Etz Jacob philanthropist. * Beth Jacob reacquired the lot at the corner of Doheny and Olympic that was lost during the financial crisis of … Continue reading →

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YULA Moving Left

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Luke Ford

It got rid of AGUDAH rabbis Becker and Landesman and hiring in the Modern Orthodox Zionist Mizrachi mold. More about YULA. How many children go to Rabbi Shalom Tendler‘s new school Mesivta Birkas Yitzchok? Rabbi Steven Weil is sending a … Continue reading →

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Shalom Auslander’s Mother Is Yeshiva University Chancellor Norman Lamm’s Sister

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Luke Ford

Shalom Auslander (website, my interview) writes in his forthcoming memoir Foreskin’s Lament: My mother’s brother was a famous rabbi. His name was Uncle Nathan [Norman Lamm, former president of Yeshiva University]. Her other brother was also a famous rabbi. His … Continue reading →

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