Category Archives: Personal

Pain & Perspective

In 2009, it took about five visits (and nearly $1000) to my physical therapist to get over my plantar fascitis, which had been bothering me since 2000. For almost a decade, I’d been going to a podiatrist who gave me … Continue reading

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Can I Give An Inspiring Speech?

I feel relatively comfortable giving the 12-step share. You confess your shortcomings and your struggles and you say what has helped you. In Orthodox Judaism, a lot of people know that I converted and they want to know why. More … Continue reading

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Luke Ford Shabbaton At Westwood Jewish Center – Shabbos Lunch Speech

* Define good * Christian vs Jewish views * At 22, I noticed older people were kinder than younger people * Psychological/addiction obstacles to goodness * Belief in God and a transcendent moral code * A set of daily practices … Continue reading

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Luke Ford Shabbaton At Westwood Jewish Center – Friday Night Dinner Speech

My Shabbaton has finished at the http://jewishwestwood.com shul. Friday night, I said something like this (some of the following I thought about saying but did not): I broke out of davening tonight like a bat out of hell. I was … Continue reading

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The Survivor

In the last six months of 1996, I lived with a Holocaust survivor who had about 25 cats in the apartment. In exchange for looking after the cats, I only had to pay $200 a month rent. I thought he … Continue reading

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