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Tag Archives: messiah
The Top Ten Orthodox Blogs In English
There’s no Orthodox blog I read every day. I read most often (in order) Torah Musings, Frum Satire, Failed Messiah, and Cross Currents. I am trying to come up with a top ten list, but I would not tell you … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Tagged cross currents, messiah, musings, Torah, vosizneias
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Setting The Bar Too High?
Daniel writes on Failed Messiah: "I am so curious if you have any more info on rabbonim reacting negatively to to the Chafetz Chayim‘s works on shmiras halashon [holy speech]. I have long felt that by setting an impossibly high … Continue reading
Posted in Gossip
Tagged chafetz, live cam chat, luke ford, messiah, moral leader, spiritual artist, spiritual friend
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European Rabbis Void Conversions Done By Rabbi Haim Druckman
Gadi emails: "Dude: It’s lucky that you are not really Jewish, because by the time the Talibanut would be finished with you, you wouldn’t even be able to be classifed as dead. See today’s papers, or failed messiah if your … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion
Tagged cast doubt, chief rabbinate, classifed, commu, concession, conversions, FailedMessiah, gadi, hellip, israeli rabbis, jerusalem post, kosher butcher, messiah, quorum, quot, rabbi moshe, rabbinical court, ritual bath, state conversion, telephone interview
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The Messiah Will Arrive In Beverly Hills Singing ‘I’m All Out Of Love’
From my live cam chat: zappa: These so-called speed bumps are a joke. If anything, they slow you down. KhunDiddy: Luke I saw an anti Israel demonstration in Montreal. There were Jews demonstrating…shocking..Turn Coat Hebs..Who are those Yiddisha boys who … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged contrasts, dark days, frequent visitor, fur hat, hat boxes, hebs, heinkel, interview tomorrow, italy france, jewish state, khun, live cam chat, love quot, luftwaffe, messiah, night job, north africa, queen mother, slip roads, speed bumps, war effort, zappa
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Who Are These Weird Child-Abusing Breslaver Hasidim?
Maven writes on Failed Messiah: This group was a fringe militant group that ran afoul of the law and all common sense a few years ago when they tried to blow up the Mosque. They have no Orthodox or other … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Elior Chen
Tagged common sense, economic situation, great thinker, Judaism, Kabbalah, kippa, maven, messiah, militant group, mosque, nonsense, opposition, psychiatric unit, psychopaths, psychos, reputation, schizophrenics, science education, son of sam, Torah, uzi, Yeshiva
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On The Evils Of Gossip
I went to a lecture recently on the wickedness of gossip. The rabbi said when we say bad things about people and spread rumors, we tend to do this from a haughty place of looking down on others and rubbishing … Continue reading
Posted in Gossip, Personal
Tagged evils, fear, Gossip, haughtiness, messiah, mommy, rabbi, spread rumors, wickedness
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Do Gentiles Possess Holiness?
The more religious you go in Jewish life, the more likely you are to encounter beliefs that Gentiles have little value. There’s a good discussion on Failed Messiah: RabbidW posts: "Jews do not plan on killing nonJews. Jews speak of … Continue reading
Posted in FailedMessiah
Tagged altruism, divine soul, downfall, enigmatic smile, faithful god, gentiles, heaven, holiness, interrogation, jew, jewish life, Jews, kuzari, leibowitz, messiah, orthodox communities, outreach worker, prayers, principle, rebbe, religions, sacri, Yeshiva, yeshivas
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Failed Messiah Banned By Google Adsense
Shmarya Rosenberg got this email from Adsense: While reviewing your account, we noticed that you are currently displaying Google ads in a manner that is not compliant with our policies. For instance, we found violations of AdSense policies on pages … Continue reading
Posted in FailedMessiah
Tagged advertisers, anything wrong with that, email, Google, google adsense, messiah, orthodox judaism, publishers, regard, rosenberg
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A Christlike Approach To Jewish Law
Donny emails: Hi Luke! I am an Orthodox convert. I was never involved with Jesus and Christianity. It’s only after converting that I started appreciating what he had to say to the Jews of his time. Based on what I … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged basra, Christianity, herod, introspection, jesus, jewish law, jewish los angeles, Jews, lack of education, messiah, messianic, nbsp, orthodox shuls, personal prayer, prayer 2000, quot, rabbi nachman, sacrificial meat, shul, third person, trinity, vertical column
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