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What Kind Of Chicks Dig Rabbi Rabbs?

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Luke Ford

Here are the final few minutes of my interview with this Orthodox rabbi and stand-up comic: 7 p.m. We walk east on Airdrome St. Rabbi: “I’ve realized that no matter how funny I am, it doesn’t solve the problem. The … Continue reading →

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Covering Up Rabbi Sex Abusers

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Luke Ford

Orthodox rabbi Marc B. Shapiro blogs April 15, 2010: There is another theory as to why the sectarian hasidic world in particular has had so many cases of covering up and defending child sex abusers. It is that they simply … Continue reading →

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Do Private Remarks Give You A More Accurate Assessment Of A Person?

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Luke Ford

A few months ago, when the book Game Change came out, Dennis Prager derided the news media’s preoccupation with Senator Harry Reid’s comments about Obama being so successful because he was a light-skinned black man who did not speak with … Continue reading →

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Hanging Out With The Bushes

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Luke Ford

David Gruber, an Orthodox rabbi turned secular humanist, emails me: I wanted to share with you what was a very interesting weekend on our end. On Saturday, I participated in the wedding ceremony of one of President George W. BushÂ’s … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Kalman Topp – Prodigy

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Luke Ford

Joe emails: By the age at which he spent time at Har Etzion, I am thinking he is about 37-38. He works the room like a rabbi in his 50s. I think that Orthodox shuls should give up with the … Continue reading →

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