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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Google Your Way To Orthodox Judaism
My helpful essay on how to convert to Orthodox Judaism. Watch the whole show.
Posted in Conversion, Google, Orthodoxy, Personal, R. Rabbs
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A Brief History Of My Beard
Noon. Thursday. Jan. 31. 2008. I’m at the Robertson branch of the Los Angeles Public Library leafing through the February issue of Commentary magazine. It’s been a few days since I’ve shaved. I stop at an article on the role … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged growing a beard, long white beard, rabbi meir, religious observance, rick moses, robertson branch
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Wanna Be Friends?
A couple of years ago in a fit of reckless need, I friend requested half a dozen rabbis I knew. Some of these rabbis, I’ve known for more than a decade. I was dying to know if they were willing … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged Facebook, half a dozen, orthodox judaism, sensibilities, split personality, time none
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Being Desired By Beautiful Women
Fred emails: Reb yid, Been a lurking fan ever since the Protocols. While you gravitate towards Yiddishkeit, I am repelled by it. Not repulsed, as I once was, after being a ritualistic agnostic and feigning the part of a litvisheh … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged arrow of time, cog sci, cunning linguist, glaring absence, leonardo dicaprio, major depressive disorder
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Is is proper to celebrate when a wicked person dies?
I love this issue because it separates Torah scholars from pretend Torah scholars. Anyone who says that the Torah prevents us from celebrating the death of a terrorist is a pretend Torah scholar and a fool. Most congregational rabbis have … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, R. Ari Kahn, R. Shmuel Herzfeld
Tagged angel of death, crossing the sea, navy seals, rabbi ari kahn, rabbi shmuel, wicked person
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