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- Report: Oberlin Chabad Rabbi, Shlomo Elkan, Removed Banned from Campus for Allegedly Engaging in Online Conversation Describing the Sexual Abuse of Children
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Category Archives: Personal
The Price Of Writing Honestly
Rael emails: Hi Luke, next part of the interview if you are so interested. 1) Luke why do you like to write? What motivates you? Do you write for you as a sort of an intellectual diary, or do you … Continue reading
My Female Options Have Narrowed
So I’ll meet women and I’ll think, this one has the personality, and this one has the looks and this one has the brains. Why can’t one woman have it all? And if she did, would she want me too? … Continue reading
Moral Instructions Aren’t Enough
When I started listening to Dennis Prager on KABC radio in 1988, I quickly came to see Judaism as a step-by-step system for making a better world. In late 1989, I decided to convert. I thought that by observing the … Continue reading
I Didn’t Enter School Until 2nd Grade
I got some kindergarten in England around age five and I might’ve learned to read then. In late 1972, my family returned to
My Objections To 12-Step Programs
I never held with 12-step programs. Sure, I was glad that they worked for some people, but I didn’t take them seriously. I didn’t respect them. Why not? Chiefly because of the First Step where participants admitted that they were … Continue reading
When Your Bed Is A Battlefield
Sleep is difficult for me, as it is for my dad. Being shomer brit doesn’t help. When I sleep on my side, I have mild sleep apnea and when I sleep on my back, I have moderate sleep apnea. To … Continue reading
A Memory From Sixth Grade
Just heard: “Greetings, I actually met you about 34 years ago in your 6th grade class at the PUC elementary school. I was a college student observing the class and I remember one of your peers challenged you about something, … Continue reading
White People Don’t Sit On The Ground
I used to date a Filipina. When the passion waned, we began leaving the hovel more often, whereupon I discovered her disconcerting comfort with sitting on the ground. “By dating me, you’ve become an honorary white,” I explained to her, … Continue reading
Abort For Convenience?
No religion in the world permits abortion for convenience. I remember when I became seriously religious as an adult. I converted to Judaism in 1993. I got a girlfriend. I compromised on my religion quickly as we started messing around. … Continue reading
Is it true that Persian girl don’t give IOIs (Indicators of Interest)?
My friend keeps pushing me to ask out various women I find attractive. “But she didn’t give me any IOIs,” I wail. “There’s no point.” “What’s an IOI?” he asks. “Indicator of Interest like asking unnecessary questions, touching you unnecessarily, … Continue reading