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Tag Archives: rabbi
Rabbi Lazer Brody Speaks At Nessah Synagogue Tonight
Emunah emails: "You have been scooped by David Suissa. He is interviewing Rabbi Lazer Brody, Breslev Rabbi from Israel, who is in town to spread Emuna (trust in God), and is speaking tonight at Nessah. For his full schedule while … Continue reading
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Tagged breslev, emuna, lazer brody, poster link, rabbi
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Out Of This World Torah
The other day, after Torah class, several people asked me what I thought. I said the rabbi was out of this world. They all took it as a compliment. I did not mean it that way. I love it when … Continue reading
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Tagged compliment, rabbi, rare person, sails, Torah
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Breaking News Bulletin: I’m Depressed
I think my therapist Dr. Spielvogel (who has a psycho-dynamic orientation) made that diagnosis today. I think he said that I’ve always been depressed and that I currently use yoga, Alexander Technique and Orthodox Judaism to defend against my depression … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, fundamental relationships, news bulletin, orthodox judaism, rabbi, sex vacation, shinola, spielvogel
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Protesting Outside The Parents’ Home
I get this email: “Luke, I
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Tagged believer, civil courts, orange county, party location, rabbi
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Rabbis Removed From Facebook
From Philadelphia: Some local rabbis noticed something strange when they signed onto their Facebook accounts Friday morning — their title was gone from their profile. Just in time for Shabbat they’ve taken the "Rabbi" away from the social network. Chabad … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, friday morning, philadelphia area, rabbi, shabbat
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Rashi Could Do Things We Can’t
Lawrence Kaplan writes on Hirhurim: "If I understand the end of Rabbi Slifkin’s article correctly, he was seriously saying that Rashi was allowed to say that God is a body while we are not, and he understood full well the … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged hazal, Hirhurim, lawrence kaplan, legitimate differences, rabbi, rambam, slifkin, special pleading
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The Trouble With Bernie
From my live cam chat: BernardMadoff: Oh Emma, when I was your age and dating boys, I felt the same way. But then my parents took me to the rabbi and then I had to get married to a woman … Continue reading
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Tagged auto mechanics, Emma, live cam chat, marc rich, money, new shul, parents, rabbi, resolutions, sexual technique, sexual tension, tzipi
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Chabadnik Leah Kleim Knifed In San Diego
Leah calls Sunday afternoon. "On Thursday, I got a call inviting me to San Diego for Shabbat. So I flew in. And I ended up getting stabbed?" Luke: "What happened?" Leah: "I was up late drinking Heinekens with the rabbi. … Continue reading
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Tagged heinekens, heinekins, kleim, pasttime, quot, rabbi, shabbat, water fountain
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I Know I’m In Trouble…
….when my rabbi calls me "Luke." It happens no more than once year, but it always means I am in big trouble. He’s saying that the game is up. That I’m not funny anymore. That he’s not going to indulge … Continue reading
‘The Rape of Europa’
No, rabbi, I was not looking at an R-rated movie. I don’t pollute my mind with such forbidden images. This is a documentary about the Nazis grab for art during World War II and how the good guys got most … Continue reading
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Tagged good guys, handsome woman, nazis, rabbi, world war ii
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