Daily Archives: August 2, 2007

Noah Feldman admits controversial photo was not altered by school, which acknowledges it axed his lifecycle notices

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

Jonathan Mark writes for The Jewish Week: Noah Feldman, who ignited a firestorm of criticism last week with his pointed attack on Modern Orthodoxy in The New York Times Magazine, admitted this week that he learned before publication of his … Continue reading →

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I Heard A Rumor

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

I was so moved by Brad A. Greenberg’s profile of me (the way it mixed in the higher values, Dennis Prager-style, with the tawdry stuff, awesome mate), that I penned this humble poem for all the hot chix/rabbis/shuls who’ve rejected … Continue reading →

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Should I Become A Bail Bondsman?

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

Lee emails: Luke your interview in the Journal was excellent. I too live a simple life, so I greatly admire your commitment to smaller is better……easy to keep things organized. Again, I mentioned to you sometime ago, you should consider … Continue reading →

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Luke Ford – Torah Weirdo

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

Chaim Amalek writes: I love this piece!  And I especially love that Greenberg got this quote out of someone at one of Luke’s old temples: "He was one of the Torah weirdos….you get all sorts of people showing up in … Continue reading →

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Making Jewish Sexy

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

Tamar Fox writes for Jewcy: I spend a lot of time thinking about how one can make being Jewish look good.  Because the thing is, I’m always Jewish, and I’d like to be considered a cool girl, a woman with … Continue reading →

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