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The Most Interesting Man In The World Is A Lubavitcher

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Luke Ford

Jordan Schultz writes a long article about the man in the Dos Equis commercials and never mentions that he is a Chabad Jew. That’s right. He’s a Hasid. The Jewish Journal profile. From Fanhouse: Jonathan Goldsmith is not a household … Continue reading →

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Hitting Detroit Street For Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

It’s often called "rebbe row" or "the holiest street in Los Angeles" because so many rabbis live there. My friend calls with his Halloween plans: "I’ll go as Hasid on Friday night. Black coat, tallis, false beard.  I’ll carry a … Continue reading →

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Spinka Claims His Miranda Rights Were Violated Because He Doesn’t Understand English

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Luke Ford

One of the Spinka Hasidim busted along with the Spinka Rav is going to make a motion Monday that his arrest should be thrown out because he was read his rights in English which he doesn’t understand, and in Yiddish, … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With The Daily Yid?

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

I got this email: "[Rabbi] Hersh Wolf Krauz is a willi residence and Contrib of Yiddish Wikki and Bchadrei Charedim Yiddish. All of them is down." I emailed the Daily Yid what was going on. He replied that it was … Continue reading →

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