Category Archives: Personal

My First Pair Of Tefillin

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Luke Ford

I pick her up, put her on the washing machine, flip the switch to Spin cycle, and move the tefillin out of my eyes. It’s 1993 and I am new to Judaism. I got my first pair of tefillin a … Continue reading →

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Prayer As A Way To Meet Girls

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Luke Ford

Dear Jewish Journal: You wouldn’t believe what happened to me! I was toiling away on my Facebook when I got a message from a young Jewish yoga instructor who liked my video below. One thing led to another and we … Continue reading →

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Lag B’Omer Parade

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Luke Ford

Dear mom: Today is the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer and there was a big parade and concert, closing off a main street by where I live and a thousand Orthodox Jews in attendance. I hung out for 2.5 hours, … Continue reading →

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My Dream Girl

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Luke Ford

One Sabbath afternoon in seventh grade at Pacific Union College in Angwin, CA, 94508, I’m hanging out with two male classmates Cary and Kevin. They call this girl in our class who I like, Denise, the most beautiful girl in … Continue reading →

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I Put My Needs First

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Luke Ford

So I just got asked if I had a problem with putting other people’s needs before my own. “Never had that problem,” I said. “I did have a girlfriend who gave me the book, The Givers and the Takers. It … Continue reading →

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