Tag Archives: shabbos

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Luke Ford

I was talking to a girl motzi Shabbos. She wanted to break up. She said we had no future together. Afterwards, I went to take a cold shower. I noticed my chest was covered in red welts. For the past … Continue reading →

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She Purrs

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Luke Ford

She called Friday at 8:08 pm. He couldn’t pick up the phone because it was the Sabbath, but it was their pre-arranged signal for him to come out to get her. He wouldn’t get to listen to her message until … Continue reading →

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Should One Say Gut Shabbos To A Member Of The Opposite Sex Who You Don’t Know?

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Luke Ford

In my experience, saying "Gut Shabbos" to a member of the opposite sex who you don’t know too often leads to the grossest forms of immorality. As I walk down Pico Blvd on a Shabbos, I only say hello to … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Luke Ford

* Rabbi Kalman Topp is off to a great start at Beth Jacob. He seems warm, sincere. He gave an excellent sermon. He has big shoes to fill — previous rabbis of Beth Jacob include Steven Weil, Abner Weiss, Maurice … Continue reading →

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Lending A Hand On Shabbos

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Luke Ford

Just a few minutes before Shuvuot, as I was walking to a friend’s home for dinner, I passed two Mexicans in an alley with a beat-up old truck. A middle-aged man and woman were straining and failing to put a … Continue reading →

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