Monthly Archives: February 2008

David Deutsch’s Struggle With The Neo-Nazis

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Luke Ford

The Heeb magazine blogger (my Dave Deutsch profile) responds to my inquiry: Do you want the actual scoop, or a highly glamorized (not unlike yourself, you handsome devil) version? On the one hand, it is something of a tempest in … Continue reading →

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What Is President’s Day?

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

From Dennis Prager: Monday February 18, 2008 H1: What Is President’s Day? With Dennis Prager Prager H1: Nobody knows. Is it to honor Washington’s birthday? Lincoln’s? Both? All presidents? Once every school kid knew that Washington’s birthday was February 22 … Continue reading →

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Help! I’ve Got Post-Limmud Letdown

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

And I’ve had to make a video to express my feelings on this weighty matter. Full LimmudLA report. Tuesday. I have lunch at Pizza Station with two limmudla attendees who share my post-limmud letdown. We were high and giddy for … Continue reading →

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Am I To Blame For Mayor’s Olympic/Pico Traffic Plan?

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

I get a message from a friend this weekend. "I wanted to pass on the strangest theory involving you… Someone told me that they think that Mayor Villaraigosa is targeting Pico/Robertson with his weird one-way traffic plan in retaliation for … Continue reading →

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Women Fighting Dirty

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

I have some thoughts on the Jewish Journal’s decision in its latest issue to publish a series of private email sent by Rabbi Shlomo Schwarz (Shwartzie) to non-Jewish (by Orthodox standards) women who’d attended his Jewish singles events. I bet … Continue reading →

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