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Rabbi David Wolpe Separates From His Wife

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Luke Ford

In an August 28, Saturday morning sermon at Sinai Temple, Rabbi David Wolpe said: “The beginning of this sermon is going to be very personal, much more personal than any sermon I have given… “It has to do with something … Continue reading →

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Loma Linda Is The Loneliest Adventist Community In The World II

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Luke Ford

I wrote a blog post on this theme a couple of months ago. I figured I’d ape my posts about the most prestigious Sabbath invites in Orthodox Judaism in Los Angeles with one about Loma Linda University. One problem — … Continue reading →

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Nimrod Was A Charismatic Black Man Who Said ‘Yes, We Can!’

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Luke Ford

I heard an interesting dvar Torah the other day about the parsha of Noach. The speaker pointed out that Nimrod united the world through his brilliant oratory. He was deserving of a Nobel peace prize. He wanted to create socialist … Continue reading →

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What Lies Beneath The Black Hat

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Luke Ford

Beth Jacob’s Rabbi Steven Weil said in his shabbos morning sermon that last Shabbat mincha, the gabbai asked a kollel (yeshiva for married men) student with a black hat to remove his black hat before getting an aliyah (call to … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Rabbi Advocates Free Love

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Luke Ford

I caught the Shabbos morning sermon by Shalhevet’s new moral leader Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach. He noted that the Talmud says the second temple was destroyed because of needless hatred (sinat chinam) among Jews. Rabbi Weinbach gave the familiar but impractical … Continue reading →

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