Tag Archives: baal teshuva

Posts Along The Way

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Luke Ford

I read this book by Rabbi Gil Student over Shabbos. I don’t know much, but the book to me has a yeshivish feel, a Litvish feel, a right-wing Modern Orthodox sensibility. It feels like it was written by a baal … Continue reading →

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Returning To Life

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Luke Ford

From DonnaBurstyn.com: The first time he attempted suicide, he was ten years old. His parents had divorced. His father was a classic hippie. His mother was more reserved. He came from an Orthodox yeshiva-going family but his mother and aunt … Continue reading →

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Marrying A Convert

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Luke Ford

It does not make sense to me why somebody Orthodox from birth would want to marry a convert or a baal teshuva (penitent). I figure the more you have in common, the better. There tends to be a naive wide-eyed … Continue reading →

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Yisroel Pensack: Dead Rebbe As Mashiach

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Yisroel Pensack

I was invited to a wedding and reception for the son of a San Francisco Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi/shaliach.

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I Am In Torah-Drunk Ecstasy

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Luke Ford

Go here for a link and code to download all the Torah you want for free from Torah In Motion. I’ve been downloading Marc Shapiro all morning. Dr. Shapiro tells a story of a secular Sephardic girl in Israel who … Continue reading →

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