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Tag Archives: life choices
Hard Luck Stories
I just heard a caller to the Dennis Prager show complaining that he can’t afford the $600 a month for Kaiser health insurance so he has to go without. He said he worked about 20 hours a week as a … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, life choices, orthodox judaism, social isolation, social norms, working the 12 steps
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I Try To Heal The Past By Reconnecting With Old Friends
I want to undo it by reconnecting with people from my past and doing it better. I want a second chance. Shame is a big thing for me. When I think back upon the past, I often wince. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged alexander technique teacher, conscientiousness, frailties, life choices, loser, luke ford, observant jew, reconnecting, second chance
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She’s Off The Derech
I interviewed a cute girl this afternoon about why she left Orthodox Judaism. Nataly Mor writes an essay on Heshy Fried’s blog FrumSatire about why she left Orthodox Judaism: Living in Brooklyn, especially in Boro Park, and being off the … Continue reading
Posted in Heshy Fried, Nataly Mor, Orthodoxy
Tagged frumsatire, heshy, life choices, living in brooklyn, orthodox judaism, uncomfortable subject
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