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Tag Archives: shabbat
The Guy Next To You In Shul May Well Be Homeless
Unable to pay the rent or to pay their mortgage, some Orthodox Jews I know in Pico-Robertson are homeless. They’re living out of their cars. They have access to somebody’s bathroom where they shower and relieve themselves and charge their … Continue reading
Posted in Homeless, Orthodoxy
Tagged american jewry, divorced fathers, free wifi, jewish america, laptops, orthodox jews, public library branches, shabbat, tv shows
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I Like Strong Women
At Shabbat dinner, a woman turned to me and said, “Do you like strong women?” “Yes,” I said. “How did you know? Because I’m a writer and a teacher of Alexander Technique, therefore I am a sensitive guy?” “I’ve got … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, sensitive guy, shabbat, shabbat dinner, strong women
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YP: Chassidism ain’t quite what it used to be
Email from rabbizarchi@sfshul.org: “Join us this Shabbat morning, November 13, at 9:30 AM, as we read from the Torah from the Book of Genesis. This week’s reading is about Yaakov’s marriage to Rachel and Leah and the deception of Lavan … Continue reading
Posted in Hasidim
Tagged book of genesis, lavan, shabbat, shabbat morning, wife swap
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Social Anxiety
So I was in therapy the other day talking about the social anxiety I often feel on Shabbat and Jewish holidays because I’m not married with kids and normal. “So what do you say to yourself when you are feeling … Continue reading
Life Is Less Lonely With God
More Wonder emails: I just watched one of your videos when you described how you marginalize yourself and are afraid to be open to others along with other things such as missing out on a “normal” life etc. I hope … Continue reading
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Tagged chassidus, dly, marginalization, rabbi nachman, shabbat
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