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Category Archives: Limmud
Little Arab Boys Need Love Too
He was talking to a friend on Shabbos. "She said you were a little," he said, and, palms up, pumped his hands up and down. A little off? He thought only he knew that. Is it so obvious? Ouch. Then … Continue reading
LimmudLA Is A Beautiful Woman
I’ve got a date with her Sunday! This will be the sixth time we’ve gotten together. The first few times she was real shy. I like that. It means she’s classy. She don’t give herself up to just anybody. She … Continue reading
I’ve Completed My Chronicle Of LimmudLA 2009
Part one is here and part two is here. Here’s an excerpt from part two: 9 pm. The comedy festival features Avram Mandell, Gerry Katzman, Rabbi Simcha Levenberg and Mark Schiff. Avram: "The problem with having a Hebrew name is … Continue reading
Thrashing Out Your Fantasies With Doreen Seidler-Feller
Here are my favorite sections of the Jewish Journal report on LimmudLA: …for three days and nights of Jews doing Jewish right. …But more than what you learn, LimmudLA is about with whom you learn: It offers a chance for … Continue reading
Bumping Into People At LimmudLA
David Suissa nails it: But as the sessions piled up and I had to make more tough choices and miss more great classes, a funny thing happened: I started getting interrupted. As I went from class to class, I kept … Continue reading
LimmudLA 2009 Report II
Part One SATURDAY 3 pm. I walk up and down the corridors looking through peepholes at the various classes. It’s not Torah I seek, it’s visceral human contact. I want to make friends. I want a wife. Most of all, … Continue reading
Luke With The Ladies At LimmudLA 2009
My LimmudLA 2009 report. My Live Cam And Discussion I received many comments at LimmudLA and after LimmudLA that my proclivities for touching women rendered my Orthodoxy suspect. I found these remarks deeply hurtful. I take my cues in these … Continue reading
LimmudLA 2009
Read Part Two of my LimmudLA 2009 report I had a great time. I’m home now and I’m sick (though grateful for the opportunity to share the light of MoralLeader.com with those seeking enlightenment). You can stop by my live … Continue reading
I Am Confirmed For LimmudLA
Join me in Costa Mesa Feb. 13 – Feb. 16 and bliss out!