Tag Archives: orthodox shuls

Rabbi Kalman Topp – Prodigy

Joe emails: By the age at which he spent time at Har Etzion, I am thinking he is about 37-38. He works the room like a rabbi in his 50s. I think that Orthodox shuls should give up with the … Continue reading

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Technical Difficulties

Friday. 4 pm. All over my blog in the widgets section, I’m getting this: “Warning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, ‘shortcode_unautop’ was given in /home/lukef0rd/lukeford.net/blog/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 166” Anyone have a suggestion? lukeisback@gmail.com. This … Continue reading

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Are Modern Orthodox Girls Just For Practice?

Heshy Fried writes on FrumSatire.net: They say that shiksas are for practice but if you really think about it, Modern Orthodox Girls are for practice, at least they are when you enter the world of folks who think that marrying … Continue reading

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Wisdom Comes From The Children

Let us learn from the young because they know so much about life and they have so much wisdom to share with us. If children feel strongly about religious egalitarianism, well then, shouldn’t we follow them? Talk show host Michael … Continue reading

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Shaarei Tefillah Ripped Apart Over Meir Kin Divorce Dispute?

Mark emails: Dear Luke: Regarding your article about Shaarei Tefila, Youve been mislead once again. There are about 5-6 disgruntled members of Sharrei Tefila who just come for the Shabbos Kiddush every week and dont even participate in the services. … Continue reading

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