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Category Archives: Personal
I’m A Righteous Man Because I Don’t Hate People In My Heart, I Hate Them On My Blog!
I have some reflections on the Torah’s injunction not to hate your neighbor in your heart. I’ve been studying Sefer HaChinuch (the 14th? century book of Jewish education) on Leviticus 19 (the Holiness Code). Which Jews are we allowed to … Continue reading
I’m A Shark With The Ladies
I’d like to think of myself as a ruthless exploiter of the fairer sex. It helps my self-esteem and my street cred in Pico/Robertson. Sheesh, whenever I speak to a damsel for five minutes in a public place, the poor … Continue reading
I Almost Died Live On My Cam
From my live cam chat: YourMoralLeader: hi gina Gina: Hey Honey! YourMoralLeader: how are you? Gina: Thank the good lord…. YourMoralLeader: B"H YourMoralLeader: see the play MODERN ORTHODOX? Gina: 1 and the same! Gina: Yup a while ago YourMoralLeader: B"H … Continue reading
I Figured Out My Purim Costume
I’m to go to shul as G-d. How would that look? I’ve got to work out some details. Would anyone care to nail me to a cross and drive me around Pico-Robertson? My car’s in the shop. Needs a new … Continue reading
I’m Folding My Laundry Live On Cam!
Click here to visit my cam chat and watch me eat a lunch of baked beans on toast while discussing the turmoil in the financial markets with some of American’s brightest thinkers. RabbiGadolofManhattan: Luke, our new governor and his wife … Continue reading
Chaim Amalek & Client 9 Live In My Chatroom
Click here to visit my cam chat: An Orthodox Jew looks at refinance from a Torah perspective. An Orthodox Jew looks at YouTube from a Torah perspective. guest9: MORAL LEADER? EXPLAIN PLEASE guest9: youre boring guest8: iam in agreement, just … Continue reading
Your Moral Leader
I use the term "Your Moral Leader" as an inspiration for mirth but deep deep inside, I want to be a moral leader. All of us are role models whether we want to be or not. Each of us has … Continue reading
I Make Love Out Of Nothing At All
I came home from a long night at the LA Press Club and find a crowd growing in my cam chat room. Due to popular demand, I sing Air Supply’s "Making Love out of Nothing at all" and then dance … Continue reading
I’m A Disgrace
From my live cam chat: guest5: he has not changed his clothes since yesterday RACKoRIBS: slept in them evidently guest5: frankly he looks a mess guest5: oi vey guest5: he is letting us down RACKoRIBS: its only 9:25 in the … Continue reading
