Category Archives: Abuse

Jen X – American Rebel

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Luke Ford

I ran into her at an party near LAX Sunday night. Her real name is Angela Rodriguez. She’s tall, busty, covered with tattoos and shows the signs of an enormous amount of plastic surgery. She debuted on YouTube this six-minute … Continue reading →

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A child-porn-convicted rabbi tries to make amends as rabbi sex-abuse cases roil the Jewish community

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Luke Ford

Justin Clark writes in the LA Weekly: As an Orthodox Jew, Heschel wasn‚Äôt accustomed to going to confession. Seven years ago, he was a highly respected rabbi at Mount Freedom Jewish Center, an Orthodox synagogue in Randolph Township, New Jersey. … Continue reading →

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‘I Want You To Come To My Funeral Naked’

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Michael Broyde, a dayan (rabbinic judge) in the Beth Din of America, was in Los Angeles recently and he gave a lecture presenting four cases he’d presided over. “One you’re going to hate me for,” he said at the … Continue reading →

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Daily Bruin Columnist: Give Kicking Rabbi The Boot

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Luke Ford

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 →

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Davening Under The Influence – Drug And Alcohol Abuse Among Orthodox Youth

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Luke Ford

Jane emails about Sunday night’s program at Beth Jacob: It was not so well attended. More people came later. I don’t understand parents of this community. Why live in denial? They showed a film of some of the kids in … Continue reading →

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