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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Chabad Emissary Making A Difference In Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay will always have a special place in my heart because it was the first place where I met Dennis Prager in person. I had listened to him on the radio for years, corresponded with him, and even talked … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Dennis Prager, Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, luke ford, menachem mendel schneerson, rabbi menachem mendel, rabbi shmuel, seven noahide laws
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The Happy Minyan Comes Of Age
For the past couple of years, the Happy Minyan has an independent existence at the Karate Academy on Pico Blvd (near Rexford). Prior to this, it resided at Orthodox shuls (Beth Jacob, Mogen David) that tried to incorporate the group … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Minyan, Personal
Tagged Beth Jacob, David Sacks, harvard lampoon, karate academy, orthodox shuls, religious journey
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Embrace Your Bad Self
Friends of mine are obsessed about bad things — many of them true — said about them on the internet. This is totally understandable. Reading bad things about yourself, especially when true, feel like a knife ripping through your abdomen. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Internet, Personal
Tagged abdomen, felony conviction, obsessing, orthodox rabbi, social networking
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Kiss Me
Kiss me. Kiss my eyes. Kiss my lids and tell me you love me. Kiss my forehead and run your fingers through my hair and nibble on my ears and lick my jaws and suck on my neck like a … Continue reading
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Musings
* Rabbi Kalman Topp is off to a great start at Beth Jacob. He seems warm, sincere. He gave an excellent sermon. He has big shoes to fill — previous rabbis of Beth Jacob include Steven Weil, Abner Weiss, Maurice … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged hustler, judea, musical instrument, orthodox synagogue, shabbos
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