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Tag Archives: morning prayers
Two Men Shot Outside North Hollywood Shul
The Los Angeles Times reports: A gunman approached a North Hollywood synagogue this morning and shot two people before fleeing, according to police, who are investigating the attack as a hate crime. The shooting occurred at 6:20 a.m. at the … Continue reading
Posted in Adat Yeshurun, Jews
Tagged Adat Yeshurun, clash of civilizations, jewelry district, Los Angeles Times, morning prayers, north hollywood, sephardic synagogue, sylvan street, YICC
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‘Many Non-Jews Regard This Psalm As Sacred’
During the third meal of the Sabbath (when the sun is going down Saturday evening), traditional Jews sing the 23rd Psalm in Hebrew (along with Yedid Nefesh and the Grace After Meals). Now picture an Orthodox shul where everyone’s enjoying … Continue reading
Posted in Synagogue
Tagged bible scholar, Dennis Prager, herman wouk, john updike, morning prayers, orthodox shul
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The Oy of Sex; Adultery Can’t Be Kosher. Can It? A Story About God, Conscience . . . and Concubines
You can seek all the outlets you want, but don’t claim God blesses you for it. In Judaism and Christianity and Islam, sex is a genie to be confined to the marital bottle (Dennis Prager’s words). I may sin but … Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged brooklyn accent, claim god, dancing wind, Dennis Prager, extramarital sex, household harmony, instruction sheets, islam sex, kosher style, lampposts, laura blumenfeld, mad men, morning prayers, ok men, peace and harmony, rabbi jacob, secretive group, sexual mate, t claim, upper west side
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Ashley Alexandra Dupre: Who Is The Ho Who Brought Down The Gov?
Click here for my video report on Alexandra Dupre and for pictures. Emperor’s Club VIP: The lowdown. On my way down Pico Blvd to morning prayers March 11. Can you build Jewish organizations around personal growth? A video made Wednesday … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, Eliot Spitzer, Personal
Tagged alexandra, ashley, dupre, emperor, evening march, jewish organizations, losing my religion, march 11, morning prayers, personal growth, pet shop boys, pico blvd, video report, wednesday evening
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I Need A Virtual Minyan To Complete My Morning Prayers
Whether you are a Torah Jew or a righteous Gentile, please join me. I feel like one of those Pharisees in the Gospels who Jesus condemned for praying too loudly on his cam. This morning we will discuss what does … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged gospels, jesus, minyan, morning prayers, pharisees, righteous gentile, torah jew
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Sh’ma Ysrael! Watch Luke Ford Live On The Hovel Cam As He Recites His Morning Prayers
Join Torah Jews and righteous Gentiles from around the world as we uncover the true meaning of prayer. The things the rabbis never taught you! Please join! I need a virtual minyan (ten men, sheilas don’t count) to say certain … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bracha, ford, forehead, free pair, gentiles, hovel, Jews, knives, luke ford, meaning of prayer, mental deterioration, minyan, morning prayers, night vision goggles, Rabbis, sidelocks, silence of the lambs, Torah, true hollywood story, true meaning, waist down
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