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Category Archives: Personal
This Is The Most Likely Way I Could Die Today
I rarely drive above 50 mph without thinking, "This is the most likely way I could die today." Conversely, when I get off the freeway and return to the surface streets on my way home, I always feel relief, knowing … Continue reading
Bedless Blogger In Topless Hara
Mickey Kaus writes: "Luke Ford really doesn’t have a bed. … Note to Luke: Don’t get one now! It’s your trademark. … P.S.: Also, now know how Ford broke the L.A. mayoral marital scandal–he got the story from L.A. Daily … Continue reading
I Didn’t Get Maftir
As I walked around my religious community on Shabbos, the people who liked me congratulated me on the Jewish Journal cover. The people who didn’t like me continued to shun me. And some people who’ve never spoken to me before … Continue reading
I’m Famous
I emailed a friend from childhood about my Jewish Journal cover. She replied: Indeed you are. This is quite an article. It sounds like a love/hate relationship with the Jewish world and reporters. But I applaud your willingness to expose … Continue reading
Hard Luck
An old friend calls. "My mom didn’t read the whole thing. She just read a little and called me." Luke: "’Oh son, to think that we had that man in our house. Let’s burn the sheets. You’re not to play … Continue reading
I Heard A Rumor
I was so moved by Brad A. Greenberg’s profile of me (the way it mixed in the higher values, Dennis Prager-style, with the tawdry stuff, awesome mate), that I penned this humble poem for all the hot chix/rabbis/shuls who’ve rejected … Continue reading
Should I Become A Bail Bondsman?
Lee emails: Luke your interview in the Journal was excellent. I too live a simple life, so I greatly admire your commitment to smaller is better……easy to keep things organized. Again, I mentioned to you sometime ago, you should consider … Continue reading
Luke Ford – Torah Weirdo
Chaim Amalek writes: I love this piece! And I especially love that Greenberg got this quote out of someone at one of Luke’s old temples: "He was one of the Torah weirdos….you get all sorts of people showing up in … Continue reading
My Interviews With Jewish Journal Reporter Brad A. Greenberg
Click here to read the Jewish Journal article. Audio On July 26, Brad and I started out talking at Starbucks. Then we walked to the hovel and talked some more. Then we walked to lunch and talked more. In the … Continue reading
Unrequited Love
I read the Jewish Journal profile of me and I wince. It’s embarrassing. There are four great shuls in Pico-Robertson that I love — Aish Ha Torah, Young Israel Century of City, Beth Jacob, and Chabad Bais Bazelel — but … Continue reading