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Very Religious

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Luke Ford

Whenever Jews tell me they were raised “very religious”, I know that they were not raised Orthodox. They were raised in some watered-down form of Judaism whose minimal demands struck them as “very religious.” Whenever Jews tell me they are … Continue reading →

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Standing In Unity At Sinai Temple

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Luke Ford

David Suissa writes in the Jewish Journal: The second event that has fueled my optimism happened at my friend Rabbi David Wolpe’s Sinai Temple. For those of you who were around about seven years ago, you might remember that a … Continue reading →

Posted in David Suissa, Jewish Journal, Sinai Temple | Tagged Aish HaTorah, bible stories, conservative rabbi, consul general, Jewish Journal, jewish lives, jewish peoplehood, jewish unity, Los Angeles Times, orthodox jews, orthodox rabbis, queen esther, rabbi david baron, rabbi david wolpe, rabbi jacobs, reform temple, shock and awe, Sinai Temple, story of purim, yitz | Comments Off

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