Daily Archives: September 1, 2012

The Tree Of Life (2011)

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

I don’t know whether to love or to hate this 2011 movie. Because it kept my attention for every frame, I guess I have to side with love.

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More Fragile Than I Expected

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

Everybody I meet, everybody I get to know, is more fragile than I expected. More moody. More sensitive. More vulnerable. More crushed by life (with few exceptions). I remember meeting Joe Montana in the summer of 1985 when the San … Continue reading →

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How many plooks till you’re out?

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

I would never have a rabbi who’s once committed adultery, once slipped with a congregant, once molested a child. Once and you’re out. You should go sell insurance. But Orthodox Judaism tends to be forgiving. Molest kids, get arrested for … Continue reading →

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How Many Orthodox Jews Are Happy About Being Jewish?

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

I am shocked at the high percentage of Orthodox Jews I meet who tell me that if they had a choice, they would not be Jewish. It’s too hard. Too much of a burden. But they feel obligated by tradition … Continue reading →

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Kissing Hands

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

About a decade ago, I saw a friend at Bnai David-Judea. I shook his hand and he immediately kissed the hand that I had just shaken. I was moved. Over the next few months, I saw some old Sephardi men … Continue reading →

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