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Category Archives: Women
Why Aren’t The Young Women Fans Of Our Show?
Luke Ford, Rabbi Rabbs discuss why their fans are overwhelmingly guys. Why can’t Luke and Rabbs attract more female attention? Luke lays it out for the rabbi and places blame where it belongs — on all the needless heedless thoughtless … Continue reading
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Yisroel Pensack: Today’s Self-Appointed Chareidi Tznius Police Lack Support in Halacha
In 2001, “The Edah Journal” ran what it said was the first publication in English of a 1920 responsum (opinion on Jewish law) regarding women’s electoral rights by Rav BenZion Meir Hai Uziel, who was Sephardic chief rabbi of Jaffa … Continue reading
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Tagged Edah Journal, entering a shop, halachah, inconceivable issues, licentiousness, prohibited, R. BenZion Meir Hai Uziel, responsum, Sephardic chief rabbi, tznius police, walking in the street, women's suffrage
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Women From Heaven
I call my friend Kevin. He’s slept with 60 women this year. "It’s all because of this movie The Secret," he says. "My whole life changed when I saw The Secret." "I was hip to it before anybody. I don’t … Continue reading
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Damsel In Distress
My 19yo friend calls. "I’m in Miami. I flew in on one of my friend’s private jets. I ended up staying a lot longer than I was supposed to. I was supposed to stay the night and I’ve stayed since … Continue reading
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Daily Bruin Columnist: Give Kicking Rabbi The Boot
David Lazar writes: …But Hillel has allowed Seidler-Feller to serve as director of UCLA‚Äôs branch, which is an embarrassment to the campus community. If not for the shocking and inexcusable nature of the attack itself, Seidler-Feller should be let go … Continue reading
I Oppose All Things Vibrating And Sensual
Nicholas blogs: My Moral Leader, Luke Ford, is against masturbation and all things vibrating and sensual. That’s because he studies Torah. Okay, so sometimes he succumbs to his yetzer hara. But not often. In fact, according to his memoir (not … Continue reading
Beverlywood Wives = Stepford Wives?
I see them drinking their Starbuck lattes and chatting on the cell phones while driving their SUVs to pilates class and I wonder who are these women? Background on Beverlywood.
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