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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff) LATEST POSTS:
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Tag Archives: hovel
She Liked My Blog
The phone rang a few years ago. I picked it up. There was a girl’s voice. “Is this Luke Ford?” “Yes,” I said. “I like your blog,” she said. “Thank you,” I said. There was silence. “That’s it,” she said. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Personal
Tagged cup of tea, enormous responsibility, heshy, hovel, luke ford, perfect gentleman, porn girls, romance novels
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Life Is Brand New!
I left my home of over 14 years Sunday. It was shattering. I felt sad and helpless. I felt tired and sweaty. My back hurt. I had great trepidation about the future. I drove a few blocks to crash in … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, funny email, hovel, looking at the sky, thinking about my life, yom kippur
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Friendly Luke
People relate to me without the beard. It makes me appear more friendly, more accessible. Women dig it. A guy said to me in shul over Rosh Hashanah that I have the friendliest face. Frankly, I haven’t been particularly friendly … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, ford center, honorable profession, hovel, rosh hashanah, shul
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Leaving The Hovel, Creating A New Life
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, you know, I am not unsympathetic with your situation. You have had to shave off your beard and move out of your residence all at the same time. Maybe you’re taking this with equanimity, but … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged goys, hovel, Modern Orthodox, orthodox judaism, private yard, religious context
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Why Do I Find Looking For An Apartment So Painful?
Tonight I told Rabbi Rabbs, “I wish I was married so my wife could take care of these things like finding an apartment. I’m not good at real life. I’m not practical. I’m theoretical, perhaps even artistic. I’m a luftmenche. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged fantasy, finding an apartment, fortunate man, great man, hovel, king of infinite space, man greg, rabbi, secret to greatness
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For A Godly Man, I Remain Painfully Flawed
I’m a convert to Orthodox Judaism. I subscribe to an elevated moral code. I try to live my life by the dictates of Jewish law. I want to be a mentch. I study the holy words of Torah. I meditate … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged cave man, godly man, hovel, moral code, mother theresa, orthodox judaism
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A Possible Career Avenue
Fred emails: Believe it or not, I think that Luke should go into competitive sports. Here is an article about an athletic event for which our boy, with his unique and vast experience, might very well proper. Khunrum emails: We’re … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged blighters, competitive sports, hovel, packing heat, pitchforks, reprobates
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‘But You Admire This Man?’
Here’s a painful memory. It was the Spring of 1998. I was going out with this Jewish woman I met at synagogue. I brought her over to the hovel for the first time and like a chivalrous gentleman, I showed … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, hovel, interesting websites, jewish woman, painful memory, San Fernando Valley
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Questions For Dating Columnist Tamara Shayne Kagel
Tamara is a 20-something third year law student. She writes a dating blog for the Jewish Journal called Tattletales. Here are the highlights or watch the whole thing below. Dennis Wilen: And there arose over the Jewish Journal dating column … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Tamara Shayne Kagel
Tagged dennis wilen, development aspect, female friends, hechsher, hovel, JDate, Jewish Journal, luke ford, lukeisback, orthodox community, rabbs, sexual satisfaction, tamara shayne, tea and crumpets, tiger print
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