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Category Archives: Personal
Out Of The Loop
It’s dark. I know there’s no parking, but I don’t want to pay for Uber or a taxi. I must go to the party because I am honored to be invited and because UCLA makes my heart race (it was … Continue reading
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Smells Like Teen Spirit
Many people ask converts to Judaism if they feel accepted by other Jews and some converts complain about a lack of acceptance. I’ve found that most Jews I’ve known accept me 100% as Jewish and treat me indistinguishably from others … Continue reading
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Looking For Root Causes
I’m wiped, man. I spent all day countering violent extremism, investigating root causes, and opening up economic opportunity for underprivileged people of color, and now I have hardly anything left for my FB friends.
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I Did It For You!
A friend opens up a bottle of kosher peanuts and insists I take some. Luke: “No thank you.” Friend: “I did it for you.” Luke: “That’s what Jesus said on the Cross. And again, no thank you.” * I have … Continue reading
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I’ve Been Talking To A Singer About Kol Isha
Judaism prohibits men from listening to a woman sing in public. A hottie asks me: “I wonder if guys look at me while I’m performing and think dirty thoughts.” I replied, “The question is if they think anything else.” Girl: … Continue reading
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Love At First Sight
So do you believe in love at first sight? What if you see someone across the room and she smiles and your whole being explodes? I’m not talking about lust. I’m not talking about seeing somebody and all you can … Continue reading
I Want The World To Love Me
A friend who’s known me since childhood says: “You want everyone to love you. You want to be special to everyone. I so understand you. You have to have been unloved to understand this need.” “As to NPD (Narcissistic Personality … Continue reading
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The World Cup Of Cricket
I tell a friend in Australia via Skype: “We thrashed the Poms by a hundred runs. I was telling everyone at shul about it but they thought I was a dago. They couldn’t care less.” Mate: “I thought everyone in … Continue reading
I Was Meant To Be A Redeemer, Not A Blogger
Chaim Amalek: “Hashem wanted you to redeem a few shiksa women from a lifetime of shameful prostitution (or as porners – same thing) by marrying one or more of them and procreating with them and thereby being as a light … Continue reading
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Perhaps An Aboriginal Convert?
I got a bracha this morning that I should marry an Aboriginal convert to Orthodox Judaism and have 20 kids with her and have to erase half of my racist posts. * While I was davening the Amidah (central prayer … Continue reading
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