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Tag Archives: Conversion
My 1993 Reform Conversion
I was talking to an acquaintance who tells me: “There’s a guy who looks exactly like you in Sacramento who says that he sat on the Beit Din for your Reform conversion. He’s from the middle of nowhere and he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged acquaintance, auto mechanic, beard, Conversion, grey hair
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A Portrait Of A Rabbi Predator
Think Rabbi Yaakov Menken aka Kenny the Shark. That type. We’ve got one or two rabbis like this in Pico/Robertson. They’re in positions of power. I wouldn’t want to rock the boat. I’m not the type who likes to name … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged best friend, Conversion, conversions, counseling, Divorce, family and friends, goyim, hashem, jewish growth, job, kenny the shark, Marriage, Orthodoxy, outreach, predator, rabbi yaakov menken, Rabbis, sake, vulnerable women
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Luke Ford, fraudulent Torah-loving super-Jew….
…Who feels compelled to post pictures of a tefillin-wearing, tattooed WOMAN on his site. You really are a creep and an anti-Semite. "These Jews have denied me in my attempts to do a half-assed, self-conducted ‘conversion,’ so now I’m going … Continue reading
The Rabbi Is Back
The rabbi is back. He wants to see you in his office. The rabbi is back. He’ll see you now. The rabbi is back. "Do you mind dropping your trousers?" The rabbi is back. "I’ve never done a hatafat dam … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bad faith, Conversion, ford, good luck, luke ford, money, Passover, Pornography, rabbi weiss, spiritual transformation, tefillin, trousers
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Cruelty In The Name Of God
From Haaretz: The decision by three rabbinic judges at the Supreme Rabbinic Court in Jerusalem, headed by Rabbi Avraham Sherman, to annul conversions conducted since 1999 by Rabbi Haim Druckman and the conversion court system comes as no surprise. The … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged circumstances, conjunction, Conversion, conversions, converts, divorce proceedings, excuse, haaretz, harassment, Jerusalem, Judaism, Marriage, name of god, prime minister, rabbi avraham, regional court, revocation, strictures, surprise
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Come Chat With Chavi – The Hot 24 Yo Convert To Judaism
We’ll rock you! YourMoralLeader: chavi, are you the copy editor convert to judaism? Chavi: Ha! Yes … I am. Who told you? Chavi: Though, I have mostly defected from journalism for the time being YourMoralLeader: DBerger YourMoralLeader: what are you … Continue reading
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Tagged brandeis, cats, Conversion, Emma, fellow, first night, goyim, grad school, hebrew name, Journalism, judaic studies, Judaism, levi, lol, luke ford, nb, nbsp, night seder, scholar, second temple, stuart miller, uconn, umich
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Luke Melting Down Live On Cam
Fatman the Terrible writes on XPT about my live cam: Yesterday Luke was very upset about these 2 rabbis and something called the RCC. He was rather incoherent. Talking oddly in a sing-song way to the camera. I fear he’s … Continue reading