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Tag Archives: rabbs
Take This Cup From Me
I ask Rabbi Rabbs Monday night if I am committing a sin by drinking out of the same cup used by the young lady dating columnist I had just interviewed. Tamara is a 20-something third year law student. She writes … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Tamara Shayne Kagel
Tagged Jewish Journal, rabbs, weekly torah portion, young lady, youtube
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What’s It Like To Date Rabbs?
On January 2nd at 11.am., I’m going to get treatment for my sex addiction live on my cam via an interview with a licensed psycho-therapist! Seven years ago, this therapist dated Rabbi Rabbs. She answers my questions via email: No, … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs
Tagged dead boys, johnny thunders, psycho therapist, rabbs, sex addiction
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Would You Like Another Glass Of White Wine?
Greg Leake emails: Rabbs, dude! what’s happenin’ ? I completely agree with your assessment of the length of the show. I guess I did not express this very well. In a way I was underscoring your assertion that Luke pays … Continue reading
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Tagged bachelor degrees, chanel no 5, masters degrees, niel sedaka, rabbs, young gals
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Questions For Dating Columnist Tamara Shayne Kagel
Tamara is a 20-something third year law student. She writes a dating blog for the Jewish Journal called Tattletales. Here are the highlights or watch the whole thing below. Dennis Wilen: And there arose over the Jewish Journal dating column … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Tamara Shayne Kagel
Tagged dennis wilen, development aspect, female friends, hechsher, hovel, JDate, Jewish Journal, luke ford, lukeisback, orthodox community, rabbs, sexual satisfaction, tamara shayne, tea and crumpets, tiger print
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Talmud Talk
Luke Ford is worried that his weekly Torah Talks with Rabbi Rabbs are becoming too popular and too accessible to the goyim and perhaps at some point we should switch to a daily Daf Yomi live cam Talmud Talk. We’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Torah
Tagged daf yomi, luke ford, rabbs, rosh yeshiva, secular subjects, virtual yeshiva
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We Begin The Book Of Exodus
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1). Rabbi Rabbs says I was much more gentle with Tamara than I was … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged blood nation, corruptive atmosphere, exodus from egypt, protestant christianity, rabbs, slavery in egypt, weekly torah portion
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If Your Doctor Is A Woman
Rabbi Rabbs and Levi Luke Ford discuss Yoseph not inviting his brothers over to the Shabbos tisch anymore. Erase! Erase! Erase! Watch the whole show. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged luke ford, parsha, rabbs, weekly torah portion, woman rabbi
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Torah Talk Bingo
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26). Mahla posts to FB: I would like to propose a ridiculous game. This … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged bemus, drinking game, fiddles, inevitability, laws of kashrut, persian women, rabbs, randomized numbers, weekly torah portion
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This Week’s Torah Portion
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26). * This week’s parsha contains many verses on the death of Jacob. The … Continue reading
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Tagged bible god, hebrew bible, iambic pentameter, jewish community life, rabbs, weekly torah portion
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This Week’s Torah Portion
I discuss the parsha with Rabbi Rabbs Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam. Watch the whole show via Youtube. Please remember to bathe, to put on clean clothes, and to abstain from marital relations for at least 48 … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged coitus interruptus, condom use, davidic dynasty, holy torah, parashat vayeshev, parsha, rabbs, sheave, torah portion
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