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Tag Archives: rabbi
Which Married Orthodox Pulpit Rabbi In LA Likes To Have His Ladies Dress Up As Yavneh Girls?
At least he’s still connected to his Yiddishe neshama even while sunk in the pits of degradation. Some of our pulpit rabbis in Los Angeles are a handful. In case you are wondering, Yavneh Hebrew Academy goes up through eighth … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged average joe, eighth grade, handful, hebrew academy, pits, pulpit, rabbi, Rabbis
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What Would A Rabbi Need To Do To Conquer Ramat Zion?
John emails: Hi Luke, I appreciated your revealing piece on Ramat Zion. A friend was thinking of applying to them (as a rabbinic candidate) through the Conservative movement, and your piece raised some red flags for me, given their treatment … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative movement, funny thing, rabbi, Ramat Zion, red flags
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Why Do I Have My Live Cam On All The Time?
It is to stop myself from watching porn. Yeah, I’m a bit of a hound dog. I wish it wasn’t true, but Rabbi Union, as always, is right about me. I wish I could say I have my live cam … Continue reading
The Tapes That Caused The Fall Of Rabbi Leib Tropper
From UOJ: The Rabbi Leib Tropper tapes – Tape 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlacLILZ5Kw The Rabbi Leib Tropper tapes – Tape 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVywvjQu_SA The Rabbi Leib Tropper tapes – Tape 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBg5pL2EGw4 The Rabbi Leib Tropper tapes – Tape 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfHOAszAVsw The Rabbi … Continue reading
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Tagged rabbi, tropper
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Connecting The Dots In The Rabbi Leib Tropper Story
When you look at Guma Aguiar’s (Israeli billionaire who’s suing Rabbi Leib Tropper) profile, you see that though born Jewish, he was raised Christian, and in Houston he sought out a Christian congregation but met Rabbi Tuvia Singer and became … Continue reading
Posted in Guma Aguiar, Personal, R. Elazar Muskin, R. Leib Tropper, R. YY Rubinstein, Sex, Shannon Orand
Tagged connecting the dots, conversion programs, drunk on power, FailedMessiah, jewish identity, orand, orthodox jews, rabbi, tuvia
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Rabbi Dr. Luke
I find that when someone introduces themself with a title, be it doctor or rabbi or pastor, they are seeking to put distance between us. My preference is to always call rabbis "Rabbi X" unless it is their preference otherwise … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim
Tagged ari, arrogance, Marc B. Shapiro, preferred course, rabbi
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Crying To The Rabbi
A lot of Jews in Pico-Robertson and around the world go crying to the rabbi that I’ve written something that has upset them. Mate, just because you can work yourself into tears while complaining about me is no evidence that … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Rabbis
Tagged anguish, better person, moral right, porn stars, rabbi
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Rabbi Jack Sparks Finds A New Home
A few years ago, he was arrested for child endangerment. Now he is the rabbi at Temple Hatikvah in Florida. A source emails: That once again Rabbi Jack Sparks has found employment at, it is sad that there are people … Continue reading
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Tagged child endangerment, hatikvah, rabbi, Truth
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First Black Female Rabbi Ordained
Bob emails: There goes the neighborhood. Khunrum emails: "There’s one shul that might let Luke attend." Fred emails: "I wonder if they’d make him sit in the back of the shul." Bob emails: "Even they would probably question our hapless … Continue reading
She Put Her Hands Over Her Ears
I was reciting kiddish Friday night with great fervor and this woman put her hands over her ears. Oy vey! Maybe I should ask Rabbi Y.Y. Rubinstein for help with my kiddish singing.
Posted in Personal
Tagged fervor, friday night, oy, rabbi, rubinstein
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