Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Responses To Rabbi Kanefsky On The Morning Blessings

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Luke Ford

I’ve been asking Orthodox rabbis about Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky’s two blog posts (here and here) announcing why he did not say the traditional morning blessing thanking God for not making him a woman. A friend tells me: “Fact is, that … Continue reading →

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Kabbalist To The Stars Accused Of Fraud

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Luke Ford

FailedMessiah reports: The father in law of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto says the kabbalist to the stars used him to launder money. Rabbi Shlomo Ben Hamo is the Chief Rabbi of Argentina. His daughter Deborah is Pinto’s wife. In a court … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Flee Tottenham Riots

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Luke Ford
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Jews Have Been Kind To Me

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Luke Ford

I can only think of one instance where I met a Jew who disparaged converts. Her name was Sherry. It was an Aish Ha Torah event. And she just came out and said, “I don’t accept that you can convert … Continue reading →

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The Loss Of Privacy

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Luke Ford

Ziona Greenwald writes for The Jewish Press: Anthony Weiner is the latest in a long line of public figures caught by surprise at the unveiling of their own closet misdeeds. Weiner (and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the still-presumed-innocent Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and … Continue reading →

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