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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Child Abuse In Orthodox Australia
Regular Jews and not rabbis have led the fight against child abuse. May 2, 2014 news report from Melbourne: A man who claims to have been sexually assaulted as a boy by two members of Melbourne’s orthodox Jewish community is … Continue reading
A Spy Among You
When I wrote the porn industry, many pornographers were convinced that I was a spy for their enemies — law enforcement. When I joined Judaism, a couple of Orthodox Jews said I was a spy for the goyim. I think … Continue reading
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‘What do you think Luke of Israelis who emigrate to places like L.A. or in some cases, Berlin?’
From the perspective of Torah, Jews are not supposed to move from Israel. It is a descent from a more holy place to a less holy place. So, yes, I think it’s sad when Israelis move from Israel to places … Continue reading
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Are Jews Honest In Business?
WASPs are the most honest people I’ve met, closely followed by Mormons, Germans (including German Jews), Japanese and Koreans. Chinese in China strike me as duplicitous in business. Catholics seem to be all over the place. In my life experience, … Continue reading
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As Israel is the Jewish state, are shuls rational targets for those who don’t like Israel?
I find this challenging: “In 2004 the Board of Deputies of British Jews criticized [Gilad] Atzmon for saying, “I’m not going to say whether it is right or not to burn down a synagogue, I can see that it is … Continue reading