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Jewish News Links

From Hirhurim: Possible split among Hesder roshei yeshiva: link Man-made tools found in Israel dating back 750,000 years: link WJC criticizes pope’s decision to beatify Pius XII: link Spinka Rebbe sentenced to 2 years in prison: link RCA statement on … Continue reading

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Seeking Justice In Jerusalem

Benji Kornbluth emails: Dear Luke Ford, I was wondering if I can ask your help on a matter. I live in Israel and work in the Real-Estate field (it’s tough and making a living for me isn’t easy), last year … Continue reading

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‘My God Is A Radio Talkshow Host’

A friend calls. “How is your moral bank account?” “Overdrawn,” I say. “There’s a bizarro Luke Ford out there who wants to be an Orthodox Jew but all the synagogues reject him,” he says. “We should do a Shabbos dinner … Continue reading

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Bad Dog, Big Sky

Assignment: Write about what people always say about you. Give it an Indian name. Bad Dog People always say I’m sarcastic. An Orthodox Jew. Are you Jewish? I get that question all the time. Were you born Jewish? You have … Continue reading

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Cheating The Goyim

In my limited experience, most right-wing Orthodox rabbis permit cheating on taxes and other cheating of the goyim. Most Modern Orthodox rabbis I know forbid this behavior. A friend of mine recently wanted to pay cash to have his car … Continue reading

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