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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff) LATEST POSTS:
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- The Witnessed Life: A Hero System for Italian Sociologist Gabriella Turnaturi
- Henty’s Catechism: The Hero System of the Adventure Novel
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- The Fair Witness: Evan Osnos and the Hero System of the Even Voice
- The Hero System of UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
- The Hero System of WSJ Editor Emma Tucker
- Report: Rabbi Eliyahu Haimof, Accused in Lawsuit of Sexually and Physically Abusing Child, Threatens ZA’AKAH with Lawsuit, Then with Din Torah
- Report: Oberlin Chabad Rabbi, Shlomo Elkan, Removed Banned from Campus for Allegedly Engaging in Online Conversation Describing the Sexual Abuse of Children
- Substack Article: ‘Poking a Hornet’s Nest: Breaking the Silence on Akiva Roth, EBJC, Camp Ramah and Cover-Up Culture in Conservative Judaism’
- Manny Waks Abuser Sentenced
- Report: Lakewood Resident, Shemuel Shalomchaim, Charged with Rape
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- Report: North Miami Beach Resident, Yona (Shaya) Lunger, Arrested Twice, Charged with Multiple Sex Crimes Against Children
- Report: Lakewood Resident, Rabbi Yechiel Farkash, Facing Extradition to Israel for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Students at Bnei Brak Yeshiva Where He Taught, Denied Bond Ahead of Extradition Hearing
- Report: YULA Sued for Sexual Abuse of Student by Former Director of Academic Support, Julie Tichon, Who Pleaded No Contest to Sexual Abuse of Two Students in Criminal Case
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Category Archives: Personal
My Depraved Soul
I try to talk to my friend on Shabbos, but he tells me to daven. “Your soul is depraved,” he says. “You need to pray. I was born Jewish. I’m pure.”
UCLA Football Gets Its First Win Over Nebraska Since September 10, 1988
The UCLA Bruins football team shocked Nebraska tonight 36-30. It was their first victory over the Cornhuskers since September 10, 1988. I was at that 1988 game. It was my first big UCLA event, and it came just a couple … Continue reading
Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep
I had some problems with how my parents raised me, but I’ll never forget my tenth birthday at Avondale College. Look, it’s the little things that make life worth living. The small thoughtful gestures. Random acts of kindness. Flying in … Continue reading
I Embrace The Humanity Of All Of God’s Children
Twelve-step work has opened me up to the humanity of all of God’s children, including the gays. I initially had trouble listening to the gay guy shares, but with time, I was able to overcome my homophobia and to truly … Continue reading
The Upward Sloping Elevator
I was 22 years old and on a downward slide (sunk in sex and love addiction without even having sex or love) when I first heard Dennis Prager talk about Judaism in August 1988. As the months went by, my … Continue reading
‘We Just Want Different Things’
More than a decade ago, I met this girl Jana*, a former cheerleader, who was out of my league. She worked for a major studio while I was an independent blogger. She had degrees from Harvard and Stanford while I … Continue reading
New York Girls
I never thought much about New York until I got into Judaism. Then I discovered that New York was the center of Jewish life (at least outside of Israel). From 1989-1993, I was largely bedridden by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and … Continue reading
Eating Between Meals
When it comes to looking at religions different from your own, remember that what matters to you is usually peripheral to others. For Christians, Jesus Christ is central but nobody else cares who he was. For Jews, Torah is central, … Continue reading
We’re All Role Models
I remember when I did this weekly Torah Talks show with another bachelor, Rabbi Rabbs. We had a regular viewer, a college student and Orthodox Jew, who told us once, “When I grow up, I want to be like you … Continue reading
It’s A Dirty Old Shame When All You Get From Love Is A Blog Post
From Wikipedia: “All You Get from Love Is a Love Song” is a song composed by Steve Eaton. It was popularized by the Carpenters in 1977. It was released to the public on May 2, 1977. Its B-side was “I … Continue reading