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I’m Used To Keeping The People In My Life In Separate Compartments
I’ve never been one who wants to bring most of his friends together. I have friends in Orthodox Judaism. I have friends who are secular writers. I have exes. I have squeezes. I have dolls. I have playmates. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged backup singer, ball of fury, chat room, conversion to judaism, def leppard, Emma, jewish men, money, nbsp, new york dolls, onan, orthodox judaism, pets, playmates, queen bee, stooges, synthesis, Torah, youknow
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Disturbing Dreams
HollyRandall: i had the most disturbing dream about you last night Luzdedos1: tell me more HollyRandall: i dreamt i was pregnant with your child Luzdedos1: hehe, why was that disturbing? HollyRandall: are you kidding? HollyRandall: well first of all i … Continue reading
Chabad Politics
Satmarer Chosid emails: There are three elected rabbiin the Chabad community in Crown Heights Brooklyn. Traditionally every year the three rabbis shared the "business" of selling the Chometz where the community members give money to the rabbi as a service … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad
Tagged Brooklyn, chometz, cli, community members, congregation lubavitch, court of appeals, Crown Heights, farbrengen, jealousy, merkos, money, nbsp, rabbi, Rabbis, reply, schwei
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Come Chat With Chavi – The Hot 24 Yo Convert To Judaism
We’ll rock you! YourMoralLeader: chavi, are you the copy editor convert to judaism? Chavi: Ha! Yes … I am. Who told you? Chavi: Though, I have mostly defected from journalism for the time being YourMoralLeader: DBerger YourMoralLeader: what are you … Continue reading
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Tagged brandeis, cats, Conversion, Emma, fellow, first night, goyim, grad school, hebrew name, Journalism, judaic studies, Judaism, levi, lol, luke ford, nb, nbsp, night seder, scholar, second temple, stuart miller, uconn, umich
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Amalek Explains What Luke Ford has in common with Vladimir Putin
Chaim writes: "Nothing," you might say, but you would be wrong. Consider Luke’s blossoming relationship with the Irish lass (and honorable Christian) known to the denizens of his chat room as "Emma." She is 18, he is almost 42. The … Continue reading
Posted in Chaim Amalek, Personal
Tagged chat room, denizens, economic spectrum, Emma, ford, gold medal, irish lass, logical impossibility, luke ford, nbsp, ny post, older woman, relationship, Relationships, vladimir putin, way of the world
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Where Are The Charedim On Newsweek’s Most Influential Rabbis List?
All the orthodox rabbis are Modern Orthodox. Tarfon writes on Jewcy: There seems to be a substantial LA-centric bias to the "influential" list. In what sense is R’ Hier influential? Does anyone outside of LA know or care about the … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged AJU, artson, bias, incoming president, Jewcy, jewish university, national presence, national reputation, nbsp, newsweek, orthodox rabbis, ra, rabbinical school, skirball center, wexler, wohlberg
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Daniel Webster Is Arguing With The Devil Over My Soul In My Chat Room
Wholesome fun for the whole family! xptisgay: good lord, luke YourMoralLeader: yo xptisgay: are you butt nekkid? TIMESUP: ooooh my tming is perfect lukeee xptisgay: luke, have you ever been to cam4.com? YourMoralLeader: no xptisgay: they do have a few … Continue reading
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Tagged age group, airfare, bum, chat room, daniel webster, darlin, ffs, gf, hes, jewish girl, jez, kosher pizza, little hat, nbsp, sex cams, signifigance, vannessa del rio, vennesa del rio, wet hair, ya
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Chabadniks Celebrate Rebbe’s 106th Birthday
Satmarer Chasid emails: Last night the Chabadsker Meshichisten made a "Birthday Party" for their Rebbe’s (in his grave since 5754) 106th birthday! The arrogant Lubavitcher Shliach, and Askan, Rabbi Sholom Kalmonson, Shliach in Cincinnati Ohio, speaks at the Yud … Continue reading
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Tagged america today, askan, birthday party, chutzpah, cincinnati ohio, eastern parkway, farbrengen, lubavitch rebbe, lubavitcher, nbsp, nissan, rabbi, yud
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So How Much Time Do I Spend On The Computer?
About ten hours a day six days a week (about two hours of those a day are just for fun though fun and work blend for me as I find most of my work fun), about the same time that … Continue reading
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Tagged amount of time, chat room, day six, irony, luke luke, nbsp, profession, quot, six days
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Rabbi Gadol Fears For My Neshama
The holy rabbi — he’s not a compromising Modern Orthodox, he’s the real thing, a fair dinkum rabbi — is in my chat room right now dispensing brachas: RabbiGadol: A nice woman, his age, from a good family. Very much … Continue reading