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Category Archives: Limmud
The Disaster Of LimmudNY
I’m glad I don’t live in the North-East. A search for "limmud" on Google News reveals zero coverage of this conference. Here are photos. My experience of LImmudLA was the opposite of this. This year’s program should be no different. … Continue reading
Posted in Limmud
Tagged electric space heaters, Jewcy, nearby hotel, nevele, outdated amenities, visual estimate
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The Long Ride Home From LimmudLA
My earlier report. (Complete Video) On the ride home, Joey Kurtzman says he used to drive an ambulance and was "trained in the art of defensive driving." Joey: "I chose the Journalistic Ethics class for the purest of reasons. It … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Limmud, Personal
Tagged assertiveness, berrin, coldwater canyon, director brett ratner, Jewish Journalism, journalistic ethics
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Driving Home From ‘A Taste Of Limmud’
Joey and I discuss our Limmud experience and the beauty of Danielle Berrin:
On The Way To Limmud
Luke Ford, Joey Kurtzman drive to "A Taste of Limmud" in Valley Village. We talk Torah and kundilini yoga and hybrid cars and girls and sex and spirituality. Complete video.
Posted in Joey Kurtzman, Limmud, Personal
Tagged cars and girls, hybrid cars, luke ford, sex and spirituality, Torah
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Danielle Berrin Talks About Hard-Hitting Jewish Journalism
I am a bad man. (Complete Video) I am a bad man who had no intention of driving to the Valley tonight for a "Taste of Limmud." I am a bad man who had no intention of driving to the … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Girls, Danielle Berrin, Limmud
Tagged exact title, gorgeous actress, hot chix, Jewish Journalism, jewish values, pariah status, puppy dog
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Bibliyoga.com’s Marcus J. Freed Live On My Cam
Here is his site Bibliyoga.com. I met Marcus at LimmudLA last February. We started our conversation at Jeff’s Gourmet Sunday evening. It was cold and windy. Marcus: "Bibliyoga is a body-soul workout….[connecting] spirituality to the body. " Luke: "Can straight … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, bible lessons, egg, females, girls, jesus christ, last ten years, social misfits, Torah, twister, Yoga
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A Taste Of Limmud
LimmudLA is Feb. 13-16. I’m gonna do a fundraiser on my site to send me to LimmudLA. I’ll trade back rubs and script consultations for room and board. Tonight’s program is 1.5 miles away. It’s cold out. It might snow … Continue reading
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Tagged back rubs, chocolate chip cookies, hebrew name, man purse, office boss, rebecca rosen, tropic of cancer, yoga class
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A Taste Of Limmud LA
I attend the LimmudLA event in Manhattan Beach Thursday night for one reason — I want to hear sociologist Steven M. Cohen. I am not disappointed. Audio
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Tagged Limmud, manhattan beach, sociologist, Steven M. Cohen, thursday night
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Anybody Going To The Taste Of Limmud Thursday Night In Manhattan Beach?
I want to get a ride. According to the email: The event will start at 730pm, and our current list of confirmed presenters is: Steven Cohen – Patterns of Jewish Identity Rick Muller – A crash course in Torah chanting … Continue reading
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Tagged closing session, crash course, jewish identity, manhattan beach, steven cohen
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LimmudLA Panel Discussion On The Jewish Future Between David Suissa, Josh Neuman, Clive Lawton and Arna Poupko Fisher
Panel Videos — loving scratching squeezing each other! Sunday morning after breakfast, I run into Heeb magazine publisher Josh Neuman. I tell him I’m expecting great things from him at today’s panel on the Jewish future. He says he doesn’t … Continue reading