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Tag Archives: jew
I Know I’m In Trouble…
….when my rabbi calls me "Luke." It happens no more than once year, but it always means I am in big trouble. He’s saying that the game is up. That I’m not funny anymore. That he’s not going to indulge … Continue reading
I Love ‘Synecdoche, New York’
How can anyone who makes it with Michelle Williams ever feel sad or lonely? I know I’d be the happiest Jew in the world. I was laughing so hard at this movie that my date put her hand over my … Continue reading
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Tagged jew, michelle williams, synecdoche new york
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Black Book (2007)
https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=3938 Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where is she working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal.
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Tagged betrayal, jew, kibbutz, old friend, war memories
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Love The Convert
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed writes in the Jewish Press: The laws regarding converts to Judaism are among the most astounding in the Torah. They teach us that any non-Jew who truly and earnestly seeks to join the Jewish people may do … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient culture, anti semite, converts to judaism, despair, deuteronomy, extreme difficulties, first glance, inner strength, insult, jew, jewish law, jewish press, melamed, nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp, rabbi eliezer, rich tradition, rsquo, shulchan aruch, Torah, truth of the matter
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Keep It Comin’ Love
I’ve made this important new video celebration of the KC & Sunshine Band 1970s hit. Here’s an instructional video on when to move in for your first kiss. Countersinning: How to Practice Jew-Jitsu on the Devil I fear I’m a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, amp, devil, first kiss, jew, lousy lover, Love, materialism, sunshine band, video celebration
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Better To Be A Flea On A Lion Than The Leader Of Mice
From my live cam chat: guest27: Hey Luke, I saw your video on why you converted to Judaism and chose Orthodoxy. I converted to non-Orthodox Judaism myself but I am seriously considering an Orthodox conversion because it also seems like … Continue reading
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Tagged black hat, blues brothers, dark sun, Dennis Prager, hahaha, hebrew, hordes, jew, jewish life, Jews, lion, live cam chat, mice, norwegian, orthodox conversion, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, Orthodoxy, sun glasses, trough, university of amsterdam, yml
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I’m Changing The Ethos Of This Website
I’m no longer all about sex and shame. I’m now about Torah and mitzvot. Come on, feel the change: KhunDiddy: good to see Luke is awake KhunDiddy: did you catch him napping on the lawn yesterday? Dave: oh moral leader … Continue reading
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Tagged all about sex, bernsteins, brats, chases, chat rooms, Emma, hearts and minds, irony, jew, jewess, jewish wife, moral leader, new car, old lady, oy gevalt, private school, prob, sarcasm, sexism, shame, time of need, Torah
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Luke Ford, fraudulent Torah-loving super-Jew….
…Who feels compelled to post pictures of a tefillin-wearing, tattooed WOMAN on his site. You really are a creep and an anti-Semite. "These Jews have denied me in my attempts to do a half-assed, self-conducted ‘conversion,’ so now I’m going … Continue reading
The Cross & The Jew
Chumi Friedman blogs: The following question was submitted to the about.com forum on Judaism: "Dear Rabbi, We are not religious but our son was raised as a Jew and had both a (reformed) rabbi and priest perform his wedding ceremony. … Continue reading
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