- 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: December 6, 2009
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
Comments Off on Missing Community
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
Comments Off on A Taste Of LimmudLA
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
Comments Off on Montefiore Whistleblower Robert Frank Suspended
I’m No Longer The Most Cynical Person I Know
I’m moving in a new direction. My Advisory Committee is not pleased. Khunrum emails: “Luke….It must have occurred to you that if anyone gave two s**ts what Dennis Prager was saying or thinking …or even the state of his bad … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, cynical person, cynicism, Dennis Prager, new direction, sacred space
Comments Off on I’m No Longer The Most Cynical Person I Know
Through The Cold
He walked through the Thursday evening cold with ****. “I’ve got to stop fooling myself and accept that it’s winter,” she said. “I never look at the weather reports.” She shivered. They were on the way to the Workmen’s Circle … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged alexander teacher, credit card debt, robertson blvd, t project, voice exercises, weather reports, word story, workmen
Comments Off on Through The Cold