- https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback
"Luke Ford reports all of the 'juicy' quotes, and has been doing it for years." (Marc B. Shapiro)
"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)"This generation's Hillel." (Nathan Cofnas)
Tag Archives: orthodox life
Orthodox Life In Northern California?
Michael emails: I stumbled across your site today, and got a sense that you have a good feel for Jewish life in Northern California. Is there no Orthodox life to be found north of SF and Berkeley? Seems so beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in California, Orthodoxy
Tagged jewish life, northern california, northern frontier, orthodox life, wife and kid
Comments Off on Orthodox Life In Northern California?
The F— Train To Brandeis
I just finished the 2005 book called "Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels." On page 153, the author Hella Winston writes: "Brandeis…accessible to him only by commuter rail — or, he later learned, the "f— truck" from Harvard, named … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Sex
Tagged baal teshuva, brandeis students, chicago study, conservative christianity, hang ups, libertinism, orthodox life
Comments Off on The F— Train To Brandeis
Dignity Is A Jewish Virtue
So I can sleep at night, I like to whip myself on my blog until I’m bleeding. That way I don’t feel so bad about the gashes I deliver to others during the day. I feel that if I’m rougher … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged commitments, demons, dignity, foolishness, God, hammer, hands and feet, jewish tradition, lashon hara, nails, oblivion, oh wretched man, orthodox life, orthodox shul, pulpit, self flagellation, sleep, sleep sleep, thane rosenbaum, virtue
Comments Off on Dignity Is A Jewish Virtue