Tag Archives: hovel

7.2 Earthquake Hits Mexicali

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Luke Ford

3:40 pm. I’m lying down watching “The Raid on Entebbe” when my hovel starts shaking. I feel like I’m riding a horse. The shaking goes on for about 30 seconds, about the longest I ever remember. Report My movie — … Continue reading →

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Operation Optimism

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Luke Ford

My New Jersey friend Alec Borenstein is an attorney and a life coach. He has this Facebook group “Operation Optimism.” “We’re constantly bombarded with negative imagery,” says Alec. “If you just watch the 11pm news, you will see that almost … Continue reading →

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Did I Pass Orit’s Test?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Luke Ford

Here’s the big moment in our interview when Orit tests me, much in the same way God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Luke: “Do you believe that God is separate from the universe?” Orit: “Wow!” … Continue reading →

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I Cleaned!

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Luke Ford

I emailed her: “I just spent 40 mins cleaning up, organizing my hovel above my bed to find my hanukkiah. Found it!” She replied: “So that’s what it takes to get you to clean. A celebration of Jews reveling in … Continue reading →

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Shot Down At Kiddish

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Luke Ford

She called at 5:30 pm Friday. He heard the ring and looked at the caller ID and walked out to the street to get her, to bring her inside the gate, and finally inside the hovel. It’d been a couple … Continue reading →

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