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Dancing Leads To Kissing

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Luke Ford

Jewish life has many ecstatic moments and this ecstasy often leads to inappropriate kissing. I remember there was this girl I liked. I dug her so much that I read a couple of books by her mom. I was really … Continue reading →

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The Beth Am Library Minyan

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Luke Ford

Joe emails: I always wondered why no orthodox shul can come up with a substitute for this type of experience. The Beth Am Library Minyan was at a level of spiritual “truthiness” akin to a Hasidic service – the people … Continue reading →

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Shaarei Tefillah Fight On Purim

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Luke Ford

On Purim, community activist Max Kessler circulated a petition at Shaarei Tefila (a Modern Orthodox shul in Hancock Park) to keep the rabbi. President Aaron Kin took this as an affront, and ordered Max Kessler to stop circulating the petition. … Continue reading →

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How Many Plooks Before You’re Out?

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Luke Ford

I know this rabbi who was caught with child pornography on his computer and he lost his job. And whenever we’re together, he gives me divrei Torah. In fact, every rabbi I know who has been convicted of a sex … Continue reading →

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What Is Your Shul’s Vision?

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Luke Ford

What is Shalhevet’s vision? It is the one Orthodox high school school in Los Angeles where boys and girls receive the identical education. Its mixture of Lawrence Kohlberg and Orthodox Judaism is highly un-Orthodox. I’ve never met a Shalhevet student … Continue reading →

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