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Category Archives: Personal
The Underworld
I grew up the son of a preacher man. I was immersed in Seventh-Day Adventism and looked at the world through its prism until my teens. I started public school in tenth grade and I ran into some bad guys. … Continue reading
Tikkun Olam
As I’m checking out of Ralphs, wearing a yarmulke and tzitzit out as always, this old lady in pants says to me, “Do you believe in tikkun olam?” “Yes,” I say. “Then why are you using these?” she says, and … Continue reading
She Looked Like Julia Roberts
April 24, 1970. Two days after her 40th birthday, my mother pressed my father’s hand and said, “Thank you for a lovely life.” Then she slipped into a coma and died from bone cancer. I was not yet four. May, … Continue reading
Shomer Hovel
Bob emails: Luke, I am struck by the amazing popularity of the VH1 shows: “Celebrity Rehab”, “Sex Rehab” and “Sober House”. These shows take drug addled, sex crazed C-list celebrities and throw them in a house to fight out all … Continue reading
Blazing A Trail
I think most women grow up believing that they will find a man who will take care of the big things in life for them. A man who will blaze a trail ahead of her, a man who will provide … Continue reading
Robbing Dennis Prager’s Moral Bank Account
A friend calls: I love how you robbed Dennis Prager’s moral bank account. You’ve devoted the last 13 years to writing about him and his family. You just went into his shop guns blazing. You didn’t just make a withdrawal … Continue reading
Jews And Arabs Share Common Ancestors
Twice this week, people have told me that Jews and Arabs both came from Chaldea and therefore share a bloodline. I say big deal. What matters is values not blood nor pagan origins, but the consequence of what was produced. … Continue reading
Cornered By A Shiksa
Monica’s “Martinis and Melodrama” cocktail party is called for 7:30 p.m. I walk up to her door and knock at 7:30 p.m. I’m the first guest. Her dog Eliot Epstein barks furiously. Last time I was here, he bit me. … Continue reading
Gay Rabbis Night Hosted By Jewish Journal
Why would clergy, of all people, want to go public with their sexual preferences? I am a humble blogger. I have no responsibilities. But you don’t see me tearing up the blogosphere talking about my sexual orientation. You don’t read … Continue reading
When The Loss Comes Rolling In
Most of the time, I’m the happy-go-lucky moral leader you all love and enjoy. A moral leader for the whole family! I strike dramatic poses. I say dramatic things. I get into dramatic conflicts. I write out my dramatic feelings. … Continue reading