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Tag Archives: rabbi
Women Should Wear Lip Gloss
I like a woman’s lips to be shiny and wet. I like to watch them pout and apply the gloss. Blotting doesn’t do anything for me. I also like signature kisses on correspondence. I’m not really into the red hooker … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged butch dyke, cheese sandwich, cops, fear, french kiss, freshman girl, girl alice, hippie, hooker, hot girls, kime, lips, matron, motzi, placer high school, rabbi, shiny lips, sumer, temptation, tongue, Torah, Yeshiva, zane
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Who Wants To Watch Movies With Me?
I’m so very tired. Exhausted tired, not sleepy tired. It’s gloomy out and gloomy in. My hovel smells of the wintergreen oil I put on my aching elbows. I’ve been to the video store and I’ve got: * The first … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged american gangster, brokeback mountain, downfall, elbows, hitler, hovel, kite runner, living in a box, lust caution, presence, rabbi, video store, wintergreen oil
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The Rabbi And The Wanker
I’m working on a top secret somewhat autobiographical novel about a not-so-young man working out his mishegos before he gets thrown out of the last Modern Orthodox shul within walking distance. How do you like it so far? I’m open … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged autobiographical novel, black man, blogger, business dispute, cam chat, easy money, income stream, juror, jurors, jury duty, Leah Kleim, moral leader, orthodox shul, people of color, pride and the prejudice, quick bread, rabbi, sperm donation, top secret, vicar, village people, walking distance, wanker, web income, young man
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Jewish Briefs
Joe emails: An offer was made to mediate the Biston-Weil dispute before a beit din and that fell through. It is now scheduled for trial in September. Pacific Jewish Center in Venice is looking for a part time rabbi – … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged biston, boruch, Chabad, cunin, downstairs, intellectual superiority, jewish center, minyan, north hollywood, pulpit, rabbi, Roland Arnall, school tuition, seams, Shaarey Zedek, shabbos, sherman oaks, shul, shuls, underground parking
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San Fernando Valley Shul Reviews
Beis Midrash Toras HaShem (O); 12422 Chandler Blvd, Valley Village, CA 91607; Phone 818-980-6934; http://torashashem.blogspot.com Prayer: B+ Friendliness: C+ Food: B Singles: D Decor: B Average Age of membership: 40. Misc: Good kiddish and decent childcare. The shul is comprised … Continue reading
Posted in Synagogue
Tagged 9278, aish, bequest, chandler blvd, friendliness, hashem, israelis, kiddish, married couples, middle age, Midrash, minyan, moroccan, north hollywood ca, Prayer, rabbi, rabbi block, San Fernando Valley, sephardic, shul, sylvan st, weekdays, Young Israel
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The Cross & The Jew
Chumi Friedman blogs: The following question was submitted to the about.com forum on Judaism: "Dear Rabbi, We are not religious but our son was raised as a Jew and had both a (reformed) rabbi and priest perform his wedding ceremony. … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged blogs, chumi, consequences, first thought, friedman, girlfriend, good person, grandchildren, jew, Judaism, quot, rabbi, wedding ceremony
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Trembling With Excitement To Join The Jewish People
"I need to know your motivations," he said. "Orthodox Jews are a tiny peculiar people. Why do you want to become one?" "Motivations?" I exclaimed. "Motivations? You need to know my motivations? You can never know my motivations because I … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged Aish HaTorah, bais, Beth Jacob, bezalel, century city, converts, Dennis Prager, evil man, excitement, machinations, manly man, motivations, orthodox jews, preacher, quot quot, rabbi, Rabbis, slingshot, Torah, Young Israel
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The Lord’s Prayer For Women
zappa: My vibro,which brings me heaven. Rabbit be thy name. Til kingdom come, thy makest me c#m, on earth with eyes on heaven. Give me this day my daily thrill, and forgive me my screams, as i forgive flat batteries. … Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged coffee maker, earth, Emma, flat batteries, frustration, hair dryer, heaven, insanity, intercom, jet plane, khun, kingdom come, lunch time, memo field, nbsp, no men, oy, Prayer, prophecy, punctuation, rabbi, rabbit, screams, suree, temptations, vibro
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Where Is Luke?
Darrah writes on porn star babylon: No not the original Luke Ford. That Luke Ford no longer writes about the adult industry. He became really religious and now writes about Jewish issues. Good article here about him as the first … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged adult industry, babylon, blog, blogger, darrah, evil angel, ford, front page, giant penis, indecency, indictment, jeremy steele, jewish issues, john stagliano, lol, luke ford, porn star, rabbi, rsquo, vigil
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Conversion Controversy
Eytan Kobre writes: Below I share with you (with very minor changes) the e-mail letter I sent today to Dina Kraft, a JTA reporter, responding to her article on the JTA website regarding the controversy over the ruling of an … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Journalism
Tagged acknowledgement, conversion controversy, conversions, converts, diaspora, e mail, feuerstein, itim, JTA, Judaism, kobre, mail letter, minor changes, objectivity, public outrage, rabbi, rabbinical council of america, religious commitment, seth farber, tzohar
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