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Daily Archives: December 30, 2009
Orit Arfa – Fully Transcribed
You can now read the whole interview (or at least the parts I wanted to transcribe). Here’s a taste: Luke: “What is it like getting critiqued?” Orit: “If I can’t handle getting critiqued, I should not be an artist.” “Women … Continue reading
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Tagged book women, insecurities, intelligent women, Jewish Journal, self doubt, time men
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Princess Tiffany: Bridget Jones of the Blogs
Orit Arfa reminds me of another beautiful writer I know — Tiffany Alana Stone. From the LA Independent, March 31, 2004: If the silver screen mythical Bridget Jones were real and living in Los Angeles, her delightfully funny diary probably … Continue reading
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Tagged actress paris hilton, actress silverstone, anyone with access, hollywood script reader, jack kerouac, tiffany alana
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Which Married Orthodox Pulpit Rabbi In LA Likes To Have His Ladies Dress Up As Yavneh Girls?
At least he’s still connected to his Yiddishe neshama even while sunk in the pits of degradation. Some of our pulpit rabbis in Los Angeles are a handful. In case you are wondering, Yavneh Hebrew Academy goes up through eighth … Continue reading
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Tagged average joe, eighth grade, handful, hebrew academy, pits, pulpit, rabbi, Rabbis
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Did I Pass Orit’s Test?
Here’s the big moment in our interview when Orit tests me, much in the same way God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Luke: “Do you believe that God is separate from the universe?” Orit: “Wow!” … Continue reading
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Tagged gemara, gentle reader, hovel, isaac luke, mitzvot, moral demands, test amy
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Further Transcribing Of My Orit Arfa Interview
[Here’s part one. I really tried to keep the conversation holy, but… Luke: What do you think of the beard? What does it say to you? Orit: It says I need to be accepted as an Orthodox Jew. Please accept … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish thing, moral leader, nice eyes, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, weird habits
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