Category Archives: Personal

I Suffer From Oneitis

When I meet a great girl, I tend to moon about her for weeks and months. This mooning, this fantasizing, this attaching of magical qualities to her does not generally endear me to the object of my desire and just … Continue reading

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You Don’t Have To Be Chronically Depressed To Be Jewish, But It Helps

Greg Leake writes: Hi Luke, It seems to me that this week’s Torah Talks could be titled “If You’re Completely Dysfunctional or Chronically Depressed in the Clinical Sense, Then Judaism Not Only Accepts You, But Prefers You.” At the same … Continue reading

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Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)

I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34).

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The Basic Question

Chaim Amalek emails: Over the course of the dozen or so years that I have know you Luke, scores of desirable, marriageable women have entered your social circle. And then left. Most men, presented with such a selection, would long … Continue reading

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I View Myself As A Fearless Truth-Teller

Yet I have all the same feelings as a normal human being. When I am writing, I am using all of my senses. I am the receptive to everything the universe sends me. When I read my work publicly, or … Continue reading

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