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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff) LATEST POSTS:
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Category Archives: Personal
Why Doesn’t The Great Sin Of Pre-Marital Sex Get More Attention In Orthodox Life?
When I was growing up in Seventh-Day Adventist Christianity, the sin of fornication aka pre-marital sex received more attention than any other sin. It was the biggie. To do it, was to deny Christ and his love. I’ve never heard … Continue reading
I Said Yes To HaShem
During LimmudLA, a woman berated me for not sleeping with her. Not last year. And not this year. “I didn’t say no to you,” I explained. “I said yes to HaShem.”
How Our Relationships Affect Our Health
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I’m Tired Of All These Public Outpourings Of Sensitivity To Gay Orthodox Jews
Why should gay Orthodox Jews get any more compassion than any other group within Orthodoxy who chooses to publicly deviate from their religion and simultaneously seek acceptance from it? Judaism unambiguously says that is it not allowed to have sex … Continue reading
I’m Live On My Cam!
Join the discussion! Palestine4ever: “It was your destiny to be the noblest pornographer and the poorest Jew.” palestine4ever: when orthodox and conservatives and reforms were feuding, there was this full page ad put in the newspaper by a jew charity … Continue reading
I’m Getting Hot Flashes
I think I’m going through menopause. Khunrum emails: Who the hell is going to hire a middle aged guy with no marketable job experience and a Pelican’s Nest growing under his chin?
Luke Ford – Failed Alpha Male
Glenn emails: Hi Luke, A while ago I noticed you lamenting on your website about the difficulty of attracting women. It has to do with being or not being an alpha male. Alpha males attract women. There are some sub … Continue reading
LimmudLA 2010
I hope Heaven will be one long LimmudLA. Here’s my story this year: Jan. 29. I got sick. Jan. 31. The healing begins. Feb. 7. I return to yoga for the first time in 11 days. “Perfect,” I think. “I … Continue reading
Payola
During two years of high school, I did weekly news reports on my school for the local radio station KAHI AM 950. After spending a year in Australia after graduation in 1984, I returned to Auburn in June 1985 and … Continue reading
I’m Getting Skewered!
From my live cam: guest9: Typical of my ponce of a lad! Whinging about his financial state but dilly-dallying about the computuer like the fair-dinkum drongo he is! guest10: Desmond, calm down! It’s no good for your health raging at … Continue reading