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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
Posted in David Suissa, Limmud, Monica Osborne, Personal
Tagged arab boys, making an omelette, off kilter, seducer, slaughter goats, tears in my eyes
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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
Posted in Limmud
Tagged beautiful woman, drinks, sixth time
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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
Posted in Limmud
Tagged comedy festival, hebrew name, levenberg, mark schiff, simcha, yasher koach
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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
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Limmud
Tagged intimate questions, jewish meditation, king solomon, observant jews, open dialogue, sexual repression
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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
Posted in David Suissa, Limmud
Tagged bat mitzvah lessons, brain chemicals, conservative rabbi, donating organs, friday night services, meditation teacher
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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
Posted in Limmud
Tagged drinking alcohol, hebrew school, hot chicks, luke ford, mark diamond, rosh yeshiva, separate beds, Shalhevet
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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
Posted in Limmud
Tagged enlightenment, gaza disengagement, great time, live cam chat, live cam chat room, long term relationships, nai david, sexual excitement
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I Am Confirmed For LimmudLA
Join me in Costa Mesa Feb. 13 – Feb. 16 and bliss out!