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Tag Archives: rabbi shmuley boteach
Michael Jackson’s Jewish Dream
The greatest interview ever of Michael Jackson? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: This coming Friday night, Sept. 25, NBC will air a one-hour, prime-time “Dateline” special hosted by Meredith Vieira, featuring a book I am publishing on the 30 hours of … Continue reading
If You Want To Be Taken Seriously, Then You Must…
I find the "If you want to be taken seriously, then you must do X, Y, Z" rhetoric obnoxious. I don’t know how many people have asked me, "Do you want to be taken seriously? Do you want your blog … Continue reading
Orthodoxy’s Shidduch Crisis
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes in the Jerusalem Post: The religious Jewish dating scene is severely broken. In the secular world men and women date by meeting each other at co-ed institutions like school and university or at events like parties … Continue reading
NYT Editorializes About Jewish Arms Dealers Accused Of Corruption
On March 27, I reported: The Bar-Kochba Botach in this story is a Los Angeles Orthodox Jew. He owns www.botachtactical.com at 3423 West 43rd Place Los Angeles, CA 90008. His brother is Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Bar-Kochba Botach is not accused … Continue reading
Creating Attraction Between Men & Women
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: Tens of thousands of singles congregate on the Upper West Side of Manhattan or the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles. They attend singles synagogues. They go to an endless variety of singles events. They date about … Continue reading
Rabbi Says Self-Satisfaction Is Not The Answer
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes to a frustrated husband: Sexual passion, intimacy and erotic joy in marriage are crucial components of a strong relationship. So you have to take this issue, and your wife’s frustration, very seriously. But your wife’s suggestion, … Continue reading
Stolen Cocoa Krispies Taste Sweeter
My Video Blog As I was leaving LimmudLA last month, I was given three boxes of food to take to SOVA to feed the homeless. Figuring that I was only a canceled credit card away from being homeless, I appropriated … Continue reading