Category Archives: Personal

Why Is Luke Not Married?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Luke Ford

Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, On the last Torah Talks at the end you asked, “Why am I not married?” Obviously, you were bouncing off the obscenity comedy that you were advancing prior to the question. I don’t know whether … Continue reading →

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Does A Jew Need To Earn His Beard?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Luke Ford

I was taken aback a few years ago when I had a beard when an old woman told me I had to earn the right to have a beard and I clearly had not. I thought it was clearly the … Continue reading →

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I Used To Party With A Lot Of Alcoholics

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Luke Ford

Though I’ve never taken drugs or imbibed much alcohol, I was wild in my late 20s and I got with some crazy women. Alcoholic women are often great and hot looking. Especially the bipolar ones. My first year in LA. … Continue reading →

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The Path Ahead

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Luke Ford

A friend says: You know that there are not many fertile orthodox Jewish women out there for you to pick from. Their parents do not raise them to go for a broke middle aged guy who was born into a … Continue reading →

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I Want To Write A Best-Selling Book

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Luke Ford

Suggested titles: * “Luke Ford: The Terror of Torah Town” * “Waiting for Moshiach: What ethical people can do to hasten the coming of the Messiah”

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