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Dancing Leads To Kissing

Jewish life has many ecstatic moments and this ecstasy often leads to inappropriate kissing. I remember there was this girl I liked. I dug her so much that I read a couple of books by her mom. I was really … Continue reading

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Corruption In Jewish Law Courts

A.B. writes: I think that it is unanimously agreed that the state of Botei Din in the US is pathetic. Going to the Brooklyn Courts one comes across minyan after minyan of not only ultra Orthodox but even Chassidic Jews … Continue reading

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Is It A Mitzvah To Pray With A Minyan?

Joe Schmo comments: Rabbi Enkin, "the majority of North American sacharit-davening Jews do not daven in a minyan. " "I cant beleive that anyone would declare all these people sinners." The fact that "everyone is doing it" means it has … Continue reading

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Valley Village To Get A Happy Minyan

Many of us find that the only time we enjoy davening is when we’re rocking out at the Happy Minyan, which prays to Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach melodies. Now I hear that the San Fernando Valley is getting its own Happy … Continue reading

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‘I Need To Go Have Sex!’ She Said

I was quite taken aback, not being used to such blunt sentiments. "There are ten people I can call right now in this neighborhood," she said. Ten! Here in Pico-Robertson? Here in the bastion of Modern Orthodoxy. A minyan to … Continue reading

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