Tag Archives: sages

What If The Sages Are Wrong About Scientific Facts?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Luke Ford

Dr. Marc B. Shapiro writes: Neusatz is also explicit that very few aggadot are actually the result of the Sages’ ruah ha-kodesh (p. 32a). He states that Maimonides’ astronomical views in the Mishneh Torah do not come from a holy … Continue reading →

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I Need A Woman Who’ll Make Me Feel Like Dr Marc B. Shapiro For A Night

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

I was so knocked out by the scholar’s enthusiasm and erudition that I want to add his personality to my Sybil-like pantheon of performance possibilities. I want to be able to snap my fingers and say at any time day … Continue reading →

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Running Into Rabbi Yitz Ethshalom At Ralphs

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Luke Ford

Sunday night. I hire someone to install wordpress for me on a website I’m running that’s registered and hosted at domain.com. Five hours later, wordpress is still not installed because the server keeps cutting out. In a rage, I switch … Continue reading →

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The Tiger and the Pussycat

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

I love pussycats but sometimes I like to run with the tigers. The problem with tigers is that they sometimes claw you and often turn out to be quite deranged. That’s kinda cool in small contained doses — hey, live … Continue reading →

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