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Tag Archives: rabbs
Luke and Rabbs: Norwegian bachelor farmers
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, Been toiling away in the political vineyards. I think we created a lot of good possibilities. You and Rabbs are starting to resemble Garrison Keillor’s Norwegian bachelor farmers. Apparently these are men who are single, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, R. Rabbs
Tagged garrison keillor, genteel poverty, jewish princess, nationality groups, old bachelors, rabbs
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Don’t Ignore Rabbi Rabbs!
Rabbi Rabbs posts on FB: As those of you that I tagged are probably already aware, and many others of you reading this might also know, Heshy Fried a.ka. Frum Satire, posted in his blog today about how I deleted … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager
Tagged comedy career, frum satire, heshy, public spectacle, rabbs, stand up comedy
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The Slifkin Challenge
David Kelsey writes: One of Rabbi Slifkin’s tormentors — one of the few who remains standing anyway, as many have been caught in one type of scandal or another — is rethinking whether he is helping or hurting Kiruv with … Continue reading
Posted in David Kelsey, R. Natan Slifkin
Tagged apikorsim, David Kelsey, haredim, kiruv, kornreich, laundry list, rabbs, torah judaism
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I Want To Study Torah With Hot Chicks
On Torah Talk, we answer the goy Casey’s ten questions about God, we get a review of my memoir “XXX-Communicated: A Rebel Without A Shul” from the holy Rabbi Rabbs and we discuss this week’s Torah portion. I do a … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged grand rebbe, hot chicks, lukeisback, orthodox rabbis, orthodox shul, questions about god, rabbs, satmars, shul, torah portion
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Six Questions that Bearded Luke Dares Not Address
Chaim Amalek emails: But first, a bit of commentary. Quoting from Menachem Schneerson: “Science now declares—as categorically as it is permissible for contemporary science—that where two bodies in space are in relative motion, it is scientifically impossible to determine which … Continue reading
Posted in Jews
Tagged center of the sun, contemporary science, earth system, physical theory, rabbs, relative motion, sun earth
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Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue
Lulu emails: Yo! I gave you that term “Torah Hour of Power!” Where’s my credit? Dude. You so love to take credit from people, post without asking…etc. I don’t care where you get the stuff from. It’s your arrangement of … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, hour of power, i don t care, orthodox rabbi, rabbs, tzadik
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Rabbi Rabbs Crashes A Teenage Dance Party
Watch the whole thing: Last week, R. Rabbs had to run off early from Torah Talk because he had a Succah party in Calabassas to attend. Last night on our show, R. Rabbs said: “I always like to dance [with … Continue reading
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Tagged beis, calabassas, creepy guy, Facebook, jewish dance, rabbs
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Does heresy rule out achievement and contribution?
Greg Leake emails about our latest Torah talk: Hi Luke and Rabbs, When the Sikhs are wearing their ceremonial garb in your neighborhood and they are walking around near you guys in your Orthodox garb, it must look like a … Continue reading
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Tagged ceremonial garb, dramatic breakthroughs, household names, jewish thinkers, prestigious prizes, rabbs
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I Review The Rabbi Rabbs Book Of Woe
Watch the whole thing: Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke and Rabbs, I’m astonished. Rabbi Rabbs, I had no idea that you were struggling with so many psychological and spiritual challenges every single day. Previously, when I would hear you say … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy routine, inner nature, jewish perspective, rabbs, spiritual challenges, stand up comedy
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Latest Torah Talk Response
Greg Leake writes: Hi Luke, Another great session with ZZ Top and the Spaceman. The Torah Corral was a funny bit and so was the list of 10 pejorative things to say about Luke. Cruel, but amusing nonetheless. Quite a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Personal, R. Rabbs
Tagged brother james, christian conservatives, fellow travellers, jewish families, observant jews, paul the apostle, rabbs
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