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An Orthodox Rabbi Cheers The Overturning Of Prop 8

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky was the only Orthodox rabbi in California, to the best of my knowledge, who went public with his opposition to Prop 8. I don’t agree with the rabbi on this but he argues his case well in … Continue reading

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Jan Perry Interview

Jan Perry represents the ninth district on the Los Angeles City Council. She plans to run for mayor in 2013. We talk by phone Friday morning. Here’s a transcript of the parts of the interview I find most interesting: Luke: … Continue reading

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He Called Me Levi!

My Hebrew name is “Levi Ben Avraham.” My goyisha name is Luke Carey Ford. When Orthodox Jews, particularly Orthodox rabbis, call me “Luke” or “Mr. Ford”, I always feel like I am in trouble. Why? Because I can’t reconcile the … Continue reading

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A Convert Laments

I’m tired of all this Jewish lamenting over the latest conversion bill. I’m a convert to Orthodox Judaism and a well respected one at that! Like Jewish philosopher Jacob Stein, you’d be hard-pressed to find any Orthodox Jew who has … Continue reading

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Jewish Philosopher Blogger Jacob Stein

A convert to Orthodox Judaism at age 16 (under the auspices of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein), Jacob Stein writes the Jewish Philosopher blog. My favorite post of his is about how to catch secret Orthodox atheists. It should be required reading … Continue reading

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