Monthly Archives: November 2008

Cowards Die Every Day

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Joe emails: "Do you look over your shoulder when you walk down the street worrying that someone may be following you? That someone has put a hit out on you? That someone you have insulted or embarrassed will beat the … Continue reading →

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LA Orthodoxy Is Weird

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

From my live cam chat: Josh:  LA orthodoxy exists in a bubble, you guys are so weird. Josh:  In NY, orthodox converts tend to be super-fanatic, whereas you behave like a FFB (frum from birth) Josh:  luke, dude, i’m ffb.  … Continue reading →

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Dallas Cowboys Happy Over Election

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’m a right-wing Republican who has only voted Republican (though I did vote for the Labor party in Australia in 1989), but when I look at the election through the lens suggested by TV writer/producer Rob Long — that Americans … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy’s Shidduch Crisis

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes in the Jerusalem Post: The religious Jewish dating scene is severely broken. In the secular world men and women date by meeting each other at co-ed institutions like school and university or at events like parties … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Chained Women

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

I remember discussing agunot eleven years ago at Aish HaTorah with Rabbi Aryeh Markman (in 2007 he described me as a "Torah weirdo" in the Jewish Journal) and he said it was just an excuse for people to bash Orthodox … Continue reading →

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