Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Gross Generalizations About Los Angeles Jews

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Luke Ford

* If you’re dealing with non-Orthodox Jewish schools, they’re ethical and organized and you get paid on time. When you deal with Orthodox Jewish day schools, payment and everything else is haphazard. Which Orthodox day school is most likely to … Continue reading →

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NYP: My dad Howard Stern put me off dating men

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Luke Ford

New York Post: A couple of blocks away from the Upper West Side home of radio’s king of raunch, Howard Stern, his Torah-scholar daughter sits in her ankle-length skirt and recites a blessing. Emily Stern, 32, couldn’t have a life … Continue reading →

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Vogue Hails Orthodox Fashion as Fall’s ‘Sexiest Trend’

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Luke Ford

Forward: The traditional sexy slip dress for Orthodox women is getting a modern, yet still modest, upgrade that’s bringing it out to the streets, and to the top design house runways. It is almost 2016, after all. Vogue reports that … Continue reading →

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Dirty Jobs In Orthodox Judaism

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Luke Ford

Some shomrim recite Psalms, others smoke dope (Shalom Auslander), others masturbate. You get what you pay for. Shomrim, kosher supervision, are usually down market occupations staffed by a high number of retards. LAT: An Ancient Vigil : In Orthodox Judaism, … Continue reading →

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Yosef K: My Conversion with Rabbi Gavriel Cohen 2007-2008

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Luke Ford

Yosef K. writes: I grew up in a Muslim family from Iran. Half of my life I lived in Kuwait, and the other half I was in the US. Even though my father comes from a very religious Muslim family, … Continue reading →

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