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Why Do I Want To Get Married?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Luke Ford

It’s the adult thing to do. It’s the Jewish thing to do. It’s the expected thing. What’s the alternative? Go through life alone? I want to have children. I want regular sex and regular food. I want a clean home. … Continue reading →

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Further Transcribing Of My Orit Arfa Interview

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Luke Ford

[Here’s part one. I really tried to keep the conversation holy, but… Luke: What do you think of the beard? What does it say to you? Orit: It says I need to be accepted as an Orthodox Jew. Please accept … Continue reading →

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My Orit Arfa Interview II

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Luke Ford

Here’s part one. I really tried to keep the conversation holy, but… Luke: What do you think of the beard? What does it say to you? Orit: It says I need to be accepted as an Orthodox Jew. Please accept … Continue reading →

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Batter My Heart For You

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Luke Ford

I fear I am wasting my life in a grand delusion, that writing is a refuge for the lonely, that my desires to feel superior interfere with my desires to connect. I fear I am not the greatest writer of … Continue reading →

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I Was In The Middle Of A Healing Tantric Circle

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Luke Ford

Obligation after obligation. Cold shower after cold shower. Stretch after stretch, chant after chant. Must rush out of yoga Friday afternoon and park my car far away and hit the bakery and get some challah before Shabbat and then home … Continue reading →

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