Category Archives: Orthodoxy

I Might Be Lazydox

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Luke Ford

Heshy Fried writes: You tend to only wear tzitzis on shabbos or when you want to make people think you are frummer than you really are, like at shachris You want to daven maariv, but are so damned tired that … Continue reading →

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The Orthodox View Of Marriage

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Luke Ford

The more religious the shul, the more likely they are to have copious amounts of alcohol around on Purim and Simchat Torah. By contrast, Modern Orthodox shuls such as Bnai David tend to be alcohol free. I went traditional Thursday … Continue reading →

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Do Jews Need Orthodoxy To Survive?

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Luke Ford

In a 2001 lecture on Numbers 30-31, Dennis Prager says: The purpose to continuing Judaism is to touch humanity with God’s message, but if you separate yourself from humanity, how do you bring God’s message to it? How does a … Continue reading →

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What Converts Can Teach Us About Judaism

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Luke Ford

Oy, if only some lofty journalist would write such sentiments about me! Adam Dickter writes in The Jewish Week: But what struck me most was one line from Yoseph himself that he posted on his website bio, that he chose … Continue reading →

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Ohr Somayach’s hatred even of Modern Orthodox rabbis

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Luke Ford

David Kelsey emails: “You idiot! You moron. You katan. You cow. You idiot!” This is how Rabbi Orlofsky, a former NCSY leader and “kiruv professional” talks to his students at Ohr Somayach about Rabbi Weinreb, a scholar and a gentleman, … Continue reading →

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