Category Archives: Personal

My Writing Group Performs 1pm Sunday At Beyond Baroque

For the past few weeks, I’ve been in a weekly writing group. We’ll each be reading one of our stories on Sunday at 1pm at Beyond Baroque in Venice. Admission is $8.

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Banned From The Jewish Business Network!

I wonder if I made a rude noise at my last meeting (Dec. 21) at Morey’s Fireplace in December? Logging into JBN this morning, I received this message: “Sorry, Luke Ford, you can not access JBN | Jewish Business Network … Continue reading

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Who Moved My Meds?

He is the greatest writer of his generation and he works as a secretary. He is the suffering servant of Israel, an atonement for humanity’s sins. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with … Continue reading

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I Don’t Want To Live In Fear

Most people won’t say things publicly for fear of ruffling feathers. They don’t want to lose relationships, social status, and income. I frequently get counseled to severely edit or remove blog posts because they might offend powerful people. Most of … Continue reading

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Should I Leave My Tefillin Bag At Shul?

On Monday morning, I followed the custom of my friends and left my tefillin bag at shul in the aron hakodesh (holy ark). I walked home feeling anxious. What if I got up in the morning and did not want … Continue reading

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