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Orthodox Jews Shocked By The Sex In ‘Sex and the City’

I’ve heard complaints from Orthodox Jews that the sex in this new movie is gratuituous. How can you have gratuituous sex in an R-rated movie called "Sex and the City" that is based on a sex-centered HBO show? What were … Continue reading

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Better To Be A Flea On A Lion Than The Leader Of Mice

From my live cam chat: guest27:  Hey Luke, I saw your video on why you converted to Judaism and chose Orthodoxy. I converted to non-Orthodox Judaism myself but I am seriously considering an Orthodox conversion because it also seems like … Continue reading

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Former Gambino family mobster Louis Ferrante tells Gelf about his transformation from hijacker to Orthodox Jew

Michael Gluckstadt writes: The ties between Jewish and Italian gangsters are legendary. From Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano to Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth to Tony Soprano and Hesh Rabkin, there is a longstanding tradition of respect—or at least interaction—between … Continue reading

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Help Me Get Back To My Planet

I had such big plans for Thursday night. I was going to the JConnect barbie at Dockweiler Beach. I had a ride. I was going to be social. I’m social in waves. It takes some effort. But if I push … Continue reading

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What If It’s Not Them?

What if my problems in Orthodox Judaism are not their fault? What if it’s not Orthodox Judaism nor its rabbis nor its practitioners that have caused me so much trouble, but only myself? What if I gave the Orthodox community … Continue reading

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