Category Archives: R. Rabbs

The Jewish Inquisition

On Torah Talk at 7pm PST Monday, Rabbi Rabbs and I will discuss controversial Orthodox rabbis on the left: Chaim Seidler-Feller, Avi Weiss, Yitz Greenberg, Joseph Telushkin and Yosef Kanefsky. For too long, the rabbis have judged me. Now I … Continue reading

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What Must A Goy Do To Be Saved?

Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, Another adventurous excursion into the Torah with the patrician Luke Ford and the pugnacious Rabbi Rabbs. I have a growing sense of appreciation of some elements of the Jewish faith. At the same time I … Continue reading

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What Must A Goy Do To Be Saved?

This week’s Torah portion is Re’eh: Re’eh, Reeh, R’eih, or Ree (ראה — Hebrew for “see,” the first word in the parshah) is the 47th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth … Continue reading

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Highlights From Last Week’s Torah Talk

Conversion to Judaism etc. Tune it at 7 pm PST Mondays!

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The Misfits

Jack Taylor runs an internet noahide radio station. He posts to FB: “Rabbi Rabbs and Luke Ford, the misfits, are at it again in this weeks Torah Chat rebroadcast today on Q-77. If you are not faint of heart or … Continue reading

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Are You Ready For Some Torah?

Greg emails: Hi Luke, I think Rabbs as Howard Cosell is very evocative. He’s good at it, too. Rabbs, I think you would also qualify for the Mohammed Ali role. However, I must say I have a different vision. How … Continue reading

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Waves Too Big For The Rabbi

Rabbi Hershel Rabbs Remer “can’t win. The 9 days finally finished, summer weather finally arrived, but the waves are too damn big for me to surf this afternoon. Today is 4-6 ft with occasional 7s. I’d get my Jewish butt … Continue reading

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It Was So Hot In The Hood Last Week The Daily Pogrom Was Called Off

Manuel Rosado posts to Rabbs’ Facebook: So I’m sitting here listening to you and Luke and once again Luke just makes me LOL and wonder what your neighborhood is like? It was so hot the goyim weren’t engaging in pogroms? … Continue reading

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Torah Talk With Rabbi Rabbs

This week’s Torah portion is Veetchanan: Va’etchanan (ואתחנן — Hebrew for “and I pleaded,” the first word in the parshah) is the 45th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the … Continue reading

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‘Tova is a breath of fresh air, Rabbi Rabbs a problem’

Greg emails: Hi Luke, I really enjoyed your post about Tova Schreiber. After so much troubling commentary, it is such a relief to hear a Jewish voice that offers possibility for rapprochement between goys and Jews. I used to be … Continue reading

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