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Tag Archives: orthodox jew
Secular British Court Decides Who Is A Jew
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: Every once in a while, a story comes along so jolting that it is scarcely believable. One such story appeared in The New York Times, of all places, this past Sunday, about how the Jews’ Free … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish unity, orthodox conversion, orthodox jew, progressive jews, rabbi shmuley boteach, who is a jew
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Dennis Prager’s Thoughts On The Fort Hood Murders
Dennis condemned on his Friday radio shows "news media reports that mentioned everything about the man except his religiosity. On the three major networks, only Charlie Gibson of ABC mentioned it. That is disgraceful. The people who wrote those news … Continue reading
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Tagged charlie gibson, college campuses, Dennis Prager, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, yitzchak rabin
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Police Now Say That North Hollywood Synagogue Shooting Yesterday Was Not A Hate Crime
That must come as a relief to the men who were shot in the legs and a disappointment to the rabbis and community leaders who’d love more face time in front of the TV cameras if only they could show … Continue reading
Posted in Adat Yeshurun, Jews
Tagged Adat Yeshurun, Anti-Semitism, community activists, duke helfand, face time, good shabbos, hate crimes, north hollywood, orthodox jew, said rami, sephardic synagogue, tv cameras
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David Rubin Indicted
The Los Angeles Times reports: CDR Financial Products Inc. of Beverly Hills, its founder and two other employees of the advisory firm were indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to rig bidding on investment contracts … Continue reading
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Tagged accountable individuals, christine varney, donald etra, federal grand jury, Hancock Park, investment contracts, municipal bond market, orthodox jew
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Queers With AIDS
Jeff Pearlman has an article in the November 2009 issue of Penthouse about former pitcher John Rocker. Pearlman wrote the original article ten years ago in Sports Illustrated that ended Rocker’s career. It made me reflect on the difference between … Continue reading
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Tagged espn, faggots, Jeff Pearlman, john rocker, massive influence, minded friends, orthodox jew
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Your Moral Leader Has Had The Flu Since Rosh Hashanah
It must be a punishment for my sins. I’ve got an appointment tonight at 7 to see a doctor. Rodger Jacobs: I’ve had the same virus for weeks; it goes away and then it comes back. Rinse, lather, repeat. The … Continue reading
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Tagged appetite loss, cdc statement, flu viruses, lather, lethargy, moral leader, orthodox jew, oxygen tank, physical ailments, respiratory congestion, rosh hashanah
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We Must Write What We Can Only Whisper
I imagine things from her perspective: I met him in yoga in early January. He came in late. He looked a mess. He wore sweats. He had a beard and a yarmulke and tzitzit hanging out. He was looking for … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Fiction, Personal
Tagged drink tea, earthquake, guru, Jewish Literature, la cienega, la cienega blvd, orthodox jew, slippery places, slippery surface, tzitzit, Yarmulke
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Luke Ford’s Secret Diary VII
Part one. Part two. Part three. Part four. Part Five. Part Six. Sept. 8. 2009. I got into trouble today. I got too high on my bipolar spectrum and sent off a bunch of emails that I thought were funny … Continue reading
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Mickey Kaus – Orthodox Jew?
A few years ago, Mickey Kaus said he’d give me an interview. Then he never answered any of my follow-ups to actually do the interview. So I made up this. It was probably unethical but it was a heckuva lot … Continue reading
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Former San Francisco Examiner Reporter Yisroel Pensack Joins Lukeford.net
Here’s my 2007 interview with Yisroel, an Orthodox Jew living in San Francisco. Check out his posts here.
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