- https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback
"Luke Ford reports all of the 'juicy' quotes, and has been doing it for years." (Marc B. Shapiro)
"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)"This generation's Hillel." (Nathan Cofnas)
Daily Archives: October 12, 2008
Phoney Baloney Adventists
I spent the years 1988-1994 in bed. No, I wasn’t having sex most of that time. Nor was I studying Torah. I was sick. I was so sick, I was so devastated by headaches, I couldn’t even listen to music, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist
Tagged adventists, childhood friends, chronic fatigue syndrome, linda university, nought, phoney baloney
Comments Off on Phoney Baloney Adventists
Luke Ford Go Away!
I keep seeing this sign on shuls throughout Pico-Robertson: Chaim Amalek emails: "Luke, be a man and walk out of that temple on your own accord. I’m sure the Gay Minyan will accept you just the way you are." Khunrum … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged amalek, ford, luke ford, minyan, own accord, shuls
Comments Off on Luke Ford Go Away!
What Is The Essence Of Judaism?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss writes: Over the last generation, a philosophical battle has been raging over the soul and spirit of Judaism: Is it a religion of love, tolerance and inclusivity or is it rather a religion of strict adherence to … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged blood sweat and tears, exercise entertainment, proof texts, rabbi samson raphael hirsch, samson raphael hirsch, torah values
Comments Off on What Is The Essence Of Judaism?
Finding A Cantor Online
From YnetNews: Every year before the High Holidays, synagogues all over the world search for cantors who will stand up in front of the congregation and amaze the audience with stirring renditions of renowned prayers. Until now, leaders of the … Continue reading
Posted in Internet
Tagged cantors, giant database, jewish connections, tooth comb, voice pitch, ynetnews
Comments Off on Finding A Cantor Online
‘The Story of Rabbi Yehuda Amital’ by Elyashiv Reichner
Yair Sheleg writes: Over the years, Rabbi Yehuda Amital, head of the Har Etzion hesder yeshiva (where students combine compulsory military service with their Talmudic studies) in Alon Shvut, has become one of the rabbis that even secular Jews (including … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged amital, compulsory military service, political spheres, rabbi yehuda, secular jews, sunny personality
Comments Off on ‘The Story of Rabbi Yehuda Amital’ by Elyashiv Reichner