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Tag Archives: orthodox jew
From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist
Rabbi David S. Gruber writes: Having grown up an Orthodox Jew since the age of eight, having gone to prominent Israeli high school and post high school yeshivas, having been ordained by the Chief Rabbis of Israel, having served as … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged chief rabbis, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, rabbi david, square pegs
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Orthodox Jews Shocked By The Sex In ‘Sex and the City’
I’ve heard complaints from Orthodox Jews that the sex in this new movie is gratuituous. How can you have gratuituous sex in an R-rated movie called "Sex and the City" that is based on a sex-centered HBO show? What were … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Sex
Tagged hbo show, orthodox jew, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, r rated movie, r rated movies
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Former Gambino family mobster Louis Ferrante tells Gelf about his transformation from hijacker to Orthodox Jew
Michael Gluckstadt writes: The ties between Jewish and Italian gangsters are legendary. From Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano to Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth to Tony Soprano and Hesh Rabkin, there is a longstanding tradition of respect—or at least interaction—between … Continue reading
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Tagged armed robbery, bugsy siegel, christian pop, credit card fraud, ferrante, gambino crime family, gambino family, gluckstadt, hyman roth, italian gangsters, longstanding tradition, lucky luciano, mdash, michael corleone, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, rabkin, tony soprano, wiseguy, yiddish slang
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‘What Kind Of Orthodox Jew Are You?’
A friend calls. I confess my sins. Friend: "What kind of Orthodox Jew are you?" He’s irate. Luke: "A horny one." Friend: "I can’t wait till you give it up. "You could be extremely dangerous. I see you in ten … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged babies, candy striper, ceders sinai, da vinci code, dependence, double agent, fundraiser, gourmet, imagination, incubator, jewish doctors, jewish laws, nine days, orthodox jew, sachs, saudi oil, shame, vatican
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He Always Wanted To Talk To A Room Full Of Jews About Jesus Christ
Gavriel Sanders used to be a Christian minister (under the goyisha name he was born with). Now he’s an Orthodox Jew who’s married to a Bais Yaakov girl and works for Artscroll. He operates GavrielSanders.com. Here’s a recording of his … Continue reading
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Tagged aron, Artscroll, baptist revival, christian minister, definition of judaism, elevator, Gavriel Sanders, jesus christ, Jews, minyan, orthodox jew, rabbi, Torah, word definition
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Disturbing Dreams
HollyRandall: i had the most disturbing dream about you last night Luzdedos1: tell me more HollyRandall: i dreamt i was pregnant with your child Luzdedos1: hehe, why was that disturbing? HollyRandall: are you kidding? HollyRandall: well first of all i … Continue reading
I’m Live On My Cam!
Click here to join the fun. guest112: All of these old stereotypes are increasingly meaningless in an Islamic Europe guest112: France, Londonistan…..a total disaster for our side of things Emma: Luke play some Libera guest112: And the House of Saud … Continue reading
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Tagged alrighty, burkas, chadors, deportation, Emma, europeans, farewell, ginger, Holly Randall, homelands, house of saud, jewish women, Jews, lol, Modern Orthodox, muslims, nuns, orthodox jew, stereotypes, welshdragon
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Rabbis & Communism
Marc B. Shapiro’s latest post is up on the Seforim blog: …Yet in the entire history of the Jewish people I don’t know of any source that says that it is good to be poor… …The notion that it is … Continue reading
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Tagged boldness, camel through the eye of a needle, commissar, communist program, encyclopedia judaica, eye of a needle, jewish war, josephus, judah leib, Kabbalah Centre, lengthy article, levity, Marc B. Shapiro, orthodox jew, rabbi shlomo, revolutionary party, rich person, rsquo, soviet government, yitzhak
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Chaim Amalek & Client 9 Live In My Chatroom
Click here to visit my cam chat: An Orthodox Jew looks at refinance from a Torah perspective. An Orthodox Jew looks at YouTube from a Torah perspective. guest9: MORAL LEADER? EXPLAIN PLEASE guest9: youre boring guest8: iam in agreement, just … Continue reading
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What The Hell Happened To Luke Ford?
Tabloid Baby reports: Hey! What’s going on with pioneer blogger and charismatic Internet personality Luke Ford? The Woodstein of the pornography industry-turned-conflicted Orthodox Jew has always been a controversial figure, but as long as we’ve known him, he’s also been … Continue reading →