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Tag Archives: rabbi
‘Secret Lives Of Great Authors’
From the new book: Balzac preferred not to ejaculate, fearing that it would sap his creative energy. Said a friend: "Sperm to him meant emission of purest cerebral substance, and therefore filtering, a loss through the member, of a potential … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged arden, artistic creation, balzac, berlin, blemishes, centerfold, creative energy, Emma, eyes are the mirror, gee wizz, intercourse, kangaroo, kangaroo down sport, lungs, nbsp, nudes, oy vey, penthouse pet, rabbi, secret lives, secret sex lives, sexuality, staples, tie me kangaroo down, tie me kangaroo down sport
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Every Time I Enter A Rabbi’s Office, I Leave It With Less Freedom To Pursue Truth
I’m not complaining. I think it’s cool. It means I have to make fewer decisions. I have fewer options. I’m a drop in the rain, just a number not a name. And you don’t see it. You don’t believe it. … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Personal
Tagged census, cozy community, fog of war, freedom, friend fred, god doesn, god of judaism, instrumental value, Israel, jew, jewish friend, many things, Passover, pentateuch, phds, point truth, public affairs, quot, rabbi, Rabbis, rational inquiry, sofer, theory and practice, Torah, whole slew, wikipedia
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Rabbi Ephraim Bryks – Marriage Counselor
Vicki Polin writes: Case of Rabbi Ephraim Bryks (Brooklyn, NY) – This makes me sick! www.theawarenesscenter.org/bryks_ephraim.html What more can we do to protect innocent people from becoming the next victim of Rabbi Ephraim Bryks? How is it that after all … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Ephraim Bryks
Tagged adult women, canadian broadcast network, child molester, civil suit, cult leader, life coach, marriage counseling, marriage counselor, media group, news media, public outrage, quot, rabbi, serial rapist, serious allegations, sexual abuse, sexual relations, suicides, term marriage, vulnerable individuals
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My Sana Krasikov Interview
I talked to her for two hours by phone Thursday morning. It got bumpy. My legendary charm was nowhere to be found. From my chat room: YourMoralLeader: Emma, just tell your parents you have to go to LA to fundraise … Continue reading
Posted in Sana Krasikov
Tagged chat room, commies, crocodile, crocodile tears, Emma, gadol, Google, ira, leonid brezhnev, lol, maternal lines, mongol invaders, rabbi, Rape, riding ponies, russians, soviet immigrants, thursday morning, viking blood, wit
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I’m Live In My Chat Room With Rabbi Gadol
From my chat room: RabbiG: I’m here to do an audit. RabbiG: Tzitzit – check. RabbiG: Keepah – check RabbiG: Beard – it grows jonnie: But I like his cheeky smile RabbiG: Virtuous women in chat room – check QuixoticLass: … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged aramaic, beard, chat room, cheeky smile, Education, Emma, gadol, grits, hebrew, lulav, nbsp, neighbour, ql, rabbi, Rabbis, resonance, resonant frequency, rooster, talmud, utensil, vibrations, virtuous women, yorkshire, yorkshire terrier
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Chabad Politics
Satmarer Chosid emails: There are three elected rabbiin the Chabad community in Crown Heights Brooklyn. Traditionally every year the three rabbis shared the "business" of selling the Chometz where the community members give money to the rabbi as a service … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, chometz, cli, community members, congregation lubavitch, court of appeals, Crown Heights, farbrengen, jealousy, merkos, money, nbsp, rabbi, Rabbis, reply, schwei
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What’s In A Name For A Jew?
Chavy Jo writes: My given name is plain. Absolutely generic. I’m okay saying it here in the blogosphere because it is that plain: Amanda Edwards. Even my middle name is plain. I didn’t get through my senior year of high … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion
Tagged 20 odd years, amandas, beauty and grace, blogosphere, chavy, cohens, curiosities, everlasting life, god so loved the world, hebrew name, jew, jewish community, jewish friends, library books, love quot, middle name, rabbi, senior year, wal mart, years of my life
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Who’s The Rabbi Sholom Kalmanson Who Gave Such A Stemwinder About The Rebbe?
Here’s an article about the speech with a link to the video. Who is this Rabbi Sholom Kalmanson? He appears to be the head of Chabad of Southern Ohio. From chabad.org: Rabbi Sholom B. Kalmanson, Ex. VP, Chabad of Southern Ohio … Continue reading
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The Outreach Rabbi Who Divorced His Wife And Married An Ex-Model Shiksa He Met Online
From my live cam chat: guest186: I want info on this guy chaim lando who divorced his wife and 9 kids and married a model from arizona and then moved to baltimore guest186: he was a rabbi in toras emes … Continue reading
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Tagged abortions, art student, Divorce, drudge, emes, happy family, internet usage, jewish name, la brea, lando, live cam chat, outreach, pillar of salt, rabbi, scandals, shame, shem, sperm, yale art, young women
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My New Beginning
This will be my first porn-free Passover in six years, and only my second porn-free Passover since 1995. I was so far behind with my research in 1996, I was watching hardcore on holy days. For professional reasons purely. I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged amp, close relationships, conscious connection, control sexuality, cynical attitude, cynicism, davia ardell, fruits of victory, holy days, horses, hypocrisy, integrity, one foot, orthodox jews, Passover, peter north, porn industry, professional reasons, rabbi, six years, spiritual connection, Spirituality, ties, wisdom
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