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"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)
Monthly Archives: December 2009
O My Son Absalom
I try to imagine my life from my dad’s perspective. Part One. Luke was a bit of a worry during his early years. It was hard on him losing his mom and living with different people. When I remarried and … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged crockery, emotional drama, hormone replacement therapy, o my son, pre menstrual syndrome, second wife, son absalom, wife gill
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Facebook & MySpace As A Time Suck
I’ve only found social networking media a timesuck in two cases. One, in the case of Tagged.com, because I inadvertently allowed it to spam my entire lukeisback at gmail correspondents and I got a lot of confused and concerned friends … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Personal
Tagged lukeisback, myspace, networking media, social networking, tagged com
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Missing Community
An acquaintance is pregnant. She hates Los Angeles. She feels no sense of community here even though she’s active in Jewish life. She misses her home on the East Coast where she grew up with a strong sense of community … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, allegiances, jewish life, mores, orthodox judaism, traditional expectations
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A Taste Of LimmudLA
Sunday afternoon, his mood swings with the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys at the New York Giants. Dallas goes up 10-0. “They’re blowing ’em out!” he thinks. “I can afford another semester of Alexander Technique. Just borrow a bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Limmud, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, beverlywood, dallas cowboys, mood swings, new york giants, peppermint tea
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Montefiore Whistleblower Robert Frank Suspended
New York mashgiach Robert Frank calls me Sunday afternoon. Robert: “I got suspended on Friday. The head of the department called me. I had to go back in to my religious stuff, my tefillin, and they wouldn’t let me back … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Robert Frank
Tagged big guys, montefiore, Orthodox Union, sick to my stomach, state of new york, tefillin, union rep, whistleblower
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