Category Archives: Torah

Joey Kurtzman and I Discuss Torah Portion Shoftim II

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Complete video of my discussion with Joey Kurtzman on this week’s Torah portion Shoftim. Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. Moses directed the Israelites to appoint magistrates and officials for their tribes to govern the people with justice, impartially, without bribes.

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Judaism is an unromantic religion

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Complete video of my discussion with Joey Kurtzman on this week’s Torah portion Shoftim. Luke Ford, Joey Kurtzman discuss this week’s Torah portion "Shoftim." Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. Moses directed the Israelites to appoint magistrates and officials for their tribes to govern … Continue reading →

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‘Good Lord, Luke, This Book Is Crazy!’

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

That’s a quote from Joey Kurtzman who’s lying down in the hovel now studying the Torah portion Shoftim in preparation for our dialogue starting circa 4 pm here. Complete video of my discussion with Joey Kurtzman on this week’s Torah … Continue reading →

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I’m Discussing This Week’s Torah Portion Live On Cam At 3pm With Joey Kurtzman

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

This week’s Torah portion is Shoftim. From wikipedia: Shoftim, Shof’tim, or Shofetim (?????? — Hebrew for “judges,” the first word in the parshah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the … Continue reading →

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Is Thinking For Yourself A Torah Value?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Luke Ford

David Suissa writes about Shalhevet in this week’s Jewish Journal: "A coed Modern Orthodox high school that would empower individual students to think for themselves and grow morally in a Torah environment." Thinking for yourself sounds to me like a … Continue reading →

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