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Tag Archives: orthodox jew
Veteran Journalist Ari Noonan Interviewed
I’ve seen Ari Noonan‘s byline in various newspapers since I came to Los Angeles in 1994. I even shared a meal with him once at a Shabbos in the Pacific Jewish Center community in Venice (circa 2000). He had some … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Journalism
Tagged dayton daily news, ectrodactyly, fingers and thumbs, funny feet, orthodox jew, veteran journalist
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My Health Insurance Rates Just Jumped 16%
Thanks to Obamacare! More mandated coverage means I have to pay higher rates. I hope the Republicans are able to raise enough votes to repeal Obamacare. Duke Helfand now covers the health beat for the Los Angeles Times. He is … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged blue shield of california, duke helfand, gender law, health insurance rates, health insurer, orthodox jew
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My Other Half
When Cathy Seipp died in March of 2007, much of my world died with her. I dropped out of most writer gatherings, lost most of the connections I had around her, and sent my life in a different direction — … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Seipp
Tagged Alexander Technique, appointment book, becoming a teacher, bosomy, cathy seipp, gatherings, halloween party, orthodox jew, torah jew, yahoo maps
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San Francisco Is A Tough Place To Be An Orthodox Jew
Heshy Fried blogs: “San Francisco isn’t like other cities, for a city its size it has a dismal amount of Jewish services for the observant folks. It has two kosher restaurants and a butcher, one of the kosher restaurants is … Continue reading
Posted in Heshy Fried, San Francisco
Tagged heshy, jewish services, kosher restaurant, kosher restaurants, mikvah, orthodox jew
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30G Modern Orthodox Girl Sells Out Sabbath In Two Seconds
I fear that Modern Orthodoxy is in trouble. This girl Esther Petrack with the 30G chest was willing to show it off on national TV and then gives up the Sabbath to be a model. I wonder if I could … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox
Tagged 34d, Benyamin Cohen, enormous breasts, huffington post, jewish girl, magazine writer, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, queen esther, sabbath observance, seeming inability, taking a turn
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Are Liberals Open-Minded?
Dennis Prager writes: I can personally attest to the closed-mindedness among Jewish liberals. Despite having written two best-selling Jewish books and hundreds of articles on Jewish issues, and having lectured to virtually every major Jewish organization in North America for … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Reform Judaism
Tagged conservative speakers, Dennis Prager, jewish day schools, orthodox jew, reform synagogue, reform temples
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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
Posted in Personal
Tagged carey ford, lashon hara, luke ford, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi
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Sex Under False Pretenses
Here’s a hilarious story from Israel: “A Palestinian man has been convicted of rape by deception after having consensual sex with a woman who had believed him to be a fellow Jew.” Oy, what will the goyim think? Oy, did … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Sex
Tagged false pretenses, fellow jew, luke ford, moslem women, orthodox conversion, orthodox jew, orthodox shul, rape by deception
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Marrying A Convert
It does not make sense to me why somebody Orthodox from birth would want to marry a convert or a baal teshuva (penitent). I figure the more you have in common, the better. There tends to be a naive wide-eyed … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged baal teshuva, heshy, jews in america, orthodox conversion, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, yom tov
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Was Jesus The Messiah To The Goyim?
Evan posts to my FB: “Jesus sort of wrote his own commentary on the Torah. Do you agree?” Luke: “I don’t agree with anything Jesus said that was new. Anything he said that was true, was not new.” Evan: “That’s … Continue reading →