- 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: May 25, 2009
What North Korea Teaches the World
Chaim Amalek emails: If even a dirt poor country like North Korea can get the Bomb, then so too can an oil rich country like Iran. Iran will go nuclear, and there likely will be nothing that the Obama or … Continue reading
Posted in Iran
Tagged iran iran, north korea, nuclear war, obama, probability
Comments Off on What North Korea Teaches the World
Older Dads
Khunrum emails: "I heard a bit on CNN where scientists have determined the older the man (and his sperm) the lower the I.Q. of his offspring. For instance, at my age, if I were to impregnate my dear wife, our … Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged amalek, cnn, dear wife, equivalency, feminists, george dubya bush
Comments Off on Older Dads
‘Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia’
I’m over 200 pages into this book. It is densely packed, filled with action, reflection, and wisdom. Buy it if you want to get inside a criminal mind who lived the life most of us only dream about in our … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Mafia, Pornography, Prostitution
Tagged Abner Weiss, american mafia, brainwashing techniques, classic stereotype, hell week, jerry zimmerman, orthodox rabbis, talent scout
Comments Off on ‘Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia’
Alexander Technique & Revolutionary Road
I’m reading this novel by Richard Yates and I’m struck by the number of allusions to Alexander Technique. I have no reason to believe that Yates ever heard of the technique, but here’s a profound insight from his novel: "And … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Literature
Tagged Alexander Technique, nestling, profound insight, revolutionary road, richard yates, shoulder blade
Comments Off on Alexander Technique & Revolutionary Road
Training Women To Become Orthodox Spiritual Leaders
From a JTA blog (link): Rabbi Avi Weiss announced last week he was creating Yeshivat Maharat, "an Orthodox Yeshiva of Higher Learning … [to] train women to become Orthodox Spiritual Leaders – full members of the Rabbinic Clergy – in … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, R. Avi Weiss
Tagged bayit, full complement, pastoral duties, rabbi avi weiss, semicha, university campuses
Comments Off on Training Women To Become Orthodox Spiritual Leaders