Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Will My Beard Hurt My Job Prospects?

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Luke Ford

Most of the people close to me hate my beard. They say it will hurt my job prospects. That people don’t like beards. I know there are jobs that require a person to be clean-shaven, but I am not so … Continue reading →

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The Ordination Of Women As Orthodox Rabbis

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Luke Ford

I’m told: There are many aspects to this and I do not believe that any one or two people can change things on their own. Orthodox Judaism is a religion of consensus. Sometimes ideas are discussed for decades before they … Continue reading →

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Very Religious

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Luke Ford

Whenever Jews tell me they were raised “very religious”, I know that they were not raised Orthodox. They were raised in some watered-down form of Judaism whose minimal demands struck them as “very religious.” Whenever Jews tell me they are … Continue reading →

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Post-Orthodoxy & The Ordination Of Women As Orthodox Rabbis

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Luke Ford

I don’t know much about Torah but I instinctively find the notion of an ordained female Orthodox rabbi to be post-Orthodox aka outside of Orthodox Judaism. The Orthodox Judaism I thought I knew prescribes very separate roles for men and … Continue reading →

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How Does Men Marrying Men Go Over In Orthodox Communities?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Luke Ford

I expect that most of the left-wing American Modern Orthodox embrace same-sex marriage. A Modern Orthodox source says: a male member of our community was recently outed as a homosexual. he married another dude and posted up pictures of the … Continue reading →

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