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Tag Archives: orthodox jew
Orthodox Man Hesitates Five Seconds Before Patronizing Kosher Restaurant Without Ethics Certification
LOS ANGELES: Modern Orthodox Jew Brad Gold found himself debating in his mind Monday whether or not to eat at his favorite kosher deli. On the one hand, the food looked good, on the other hand, he could find in … Continue reading
Posted in Satire
Tagged beef sandwich, corn beef, ethics in business, lectures on ethics, orthodox jew, orthodox rabbinate
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What Does Kosher Mean?
I’m staying with some non-Jewish friends at Loma Linda University this weekend. I’m going to be on a panel Sabbath afternoon talking with three Christians and a Jew about a new book. My friends have never hosted an Orthodox Jew … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Personal
Tagged grape juice, jewish friends, loma linda university, orthodox jew, what does kosher mean, yellow fever
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Judaism & Yoga
Alon emails: Hi Luke, Via google, I came across a piece you wrote last year comparing Kundalini Yoga to Orthodox Judaism. As an orthodox Jew who is considering yoga as a means toward greater spirituality, I was curious to know … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Yoga
Tagged Alexander Technique, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, self realization, strange fire, torah perspective
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Amalek Declares Luke A Jew
Bob emails: “Why is Luke Ford not profiled here? His omission here is more hurtful than his absence from hotornot.com.” Khunrum emails: “Let’s face it lads. No one takes this Luke/Jew thing seriously including Luke. He’s about as Jewish as … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged age appearance, luke ford, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbinate, proper conversion
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Why Do Jewish Day Schools Cost Three Times As Much As Roman Catholic Day Schools?
You can send your child to a Roman Catholic day school for $6,000 a year. If you want to send your child to YULA or Shalhevet and you have to pay full price, that will cost you about $20,000 a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged orthodox jew, orthodox jewish life, orthodox judaism, priests and nuns, shabbat dinner, traditional jewish life
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You Shouldn’t Read Blogs
From a Torah perspective, blogs just don’t seem kosher. I have an instinctive reaction against women as Orthodox rabbis. It just doesn’t seem right. Similarly, blogs that talk about other people, it just doesn’t seem right. That’s what the goyim … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Gossip, Los Angeles, New York, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged ghetto mentality, instinctive reaction, orthodox jew, orthodox rabbis, physical attributes, rate women, social mores, strange fire, torah perspective
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Is Dennis Prager The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ?
I read The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism in 1989 and found it so persuasive that I converted to Judaism in 1993. Then I found out that it’s ideas are largely absent from Jewish life, even Orthodox Jewish life. … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager
Tagged david hartman, Dennis Prager, herman wouk, orthodox jew, orthodox jewish life, rabbi david
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Does David Rubin Have Enemies In Orthodox Life?
Often when an Orthodox Jew falls from grace, it is easy to see his enemies rejoicing. Orthodox Jewish life is close. We know each other pretty well. We have feuds. And when people fall, there is often rejoicing. I have … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin, Don Etra
Tagged David Rubin, ehud olmert, keynote speaker, orthodox jew, orthodox jewish life, scholarship banquet
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Chosen For A Mission
I talked to this bloke in Israel today. He was raised secular and then became chareidi (ultra-Orthodox Jew) for about 25 years (from approximately 1973 to 1998) and then became a nowhere man, neither secular nor religious. His story reminds … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Orthodoxy
Tagged driven leaf, eastern religions, kitzur shulchan aruch, milton steinberg, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism
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David Rubin Investigation
David Rubin is a prominent Orthodox Jew in Hancock Park. He’s involved a few of his Orthodox friends in his schemes. I got this fax: “How interesting that when you look up Enhanced Affordable, David Rubin’s name is no longer … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin
Tagged criminal indictment, Hancock Park, investment contracts, justice department probe, municipal bond market, orthodox jew
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