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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Orthodox Jews Don’t Tend To Be Friends With Non-Jews
[Heshy Fried posts: “I don’t look at non-Jews as evil. I guess I just stick with my own (although my own include people who converted to Judaism – reform, conservative and orthodox) out of comfort and Judaism being central to … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged existence, Judaism, orthodox jews
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Rahm Emmanuel Holds A Bar Mitzvah Celebration For His Son On A Sunday
I know that Rahm Emanuel speaks Hebrew, belongs to an Orthodox synagogue and visits Israel. His wife, Amy Rule, apparently did not receive an Orthodox conversion. Rabbi Asher Lopatin writes to the Failed Messiah blog in November 2008: Please read … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Rahm Emanuel
Tagged agudas achim congregation, amy rule, jewish tradition, orthodox conversion, orthodox synagogue, Rahm Emanuel, rahm emmanuel, torah reading
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What Do Single Orthodox Guys Like?
From FrumSatire: Stuff yeshivish single learning guys younger than 24 like
Posted in Heshy Fried, Orthodoxy
Tagged actuality, biology labs, distinct possibility, dreams, getting a job, hot girl, rest of my life, rich daddy, yeshiva boys
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She’s Off The Derech
I interviewed a cute girl this afternoon about why she left Orthodox Judaism. Nataly Mor writes an essay on Heshy Fried’s blog FrumSatire about why she left Orthodox Judaism: Living in Brooklyn, especially in Boro Park, and being off the … Continue reading
Posted in Heshy Fried, Nataly Mor, Orthodoxy
Tagged frumsatire, heshy, life choices, living in brooklyn, orthodox judaism, uncomfortable subject
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The Beth Am Library Minyan
Joe emails: I always wondered why no orthodox shul can come up with a substitute for this type of experience. The Beth Am Library Minyan was at a level of spiritual “truthiness” akin to a Hasidic service – the people … Continue reading
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Tagged audience participation, intellectual feast, leadership participation, orthodox shul, torah law, torah service
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