Monthly Archives: June 2009

Lukeford.net Summer Internships Available

Lukeford.net proudly offers the best, brightest and bustiest female student journalists an opportunity to work this summer with the web’s most prestigious blogger on all things Jewish. Qualified applicants must be: Female. Between the ages of 18 and 29. Able … Continue reading

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Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884-1966

I’m listening to Professor Marc B. Shapiro‘s lecture on the Srida Aish (Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg) for Torah in Motion (Movers and Shakers of Modern Orthodoxy 2). Marc says that if World War II ended in 1942, instead of talking … Continue reading

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Making History With The Mayor

Joe emails: Some people study history, you make it. Villaraigosa would have easily won as governor. I mean, if the election of Obama shows us anything it is that the power of myth in politics is all powerful. With Obama, … Continue reading

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The Myth of the Female Orgasm

Bob emails: You could pump up traffic by using your video capabilities NOT to showcase various religious kooks, but as a Jewish sexual advice show. I’m thinking you should call it "Kosher Porking with Your Oral Leader, Luke Ford". Why … Continue reading

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When Rabbis Over-Step

I love this story because I love seeing rabbis who fancy themselves authorities in matters they know little get humiliated when they try to squash others. Rabbi Hirsch fancied himself the leader of German Orthodoxy. He attacked Rabbi David Zvi … Continue reading

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