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Tag Archives: torah classes
Knock, Knock, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
I met Sara from South Africa* in June 1994 at a Stu and Lew Jewish singles dance. She was standing by herself and seemed available. I just get a feeling about certain girls, that they’re in my league. Sara was … Continue reading
Torah Talk Starts The Book Of Leviticus
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week’s Torah portion (parasha) is Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26). We do Torah Talk Monday night at The House of … Continue reading
Rabbi Kalmann Topp’s Quaint Vision For Beth Jacob — Torah!
The vision thing. It seems like Rabbi Topp at Beth Jacob has it. He teaches two serious Torah classes during the week and a serious parsha shiur on Shabbos morning. He seems to have a vision for Beth Jacob — … Continue reading
Even Torah Study Can Lead To Immorality
Josh emails: I attend a weekly parshah group. This past Thursday, I saw a young Russian woman who’d been absent from the class for a few weeks. She immediately asked if I had missed her. Well, I go to this … Continue reading
As Pico-Robertson Turns III
Read part one here. Part two. Her name is Rachel the Rabbi Killer aka Rachel Gold. She makes $200,000 a year selling ads for the Jewish Journal. She won’t be denied. When she enters a rabbi’s office, she won’t leave … Continue reading
Book Clubs Are For Girls
In theory, I should be hot for book clubs. I typically read several books a week. I love discussing books with smart people. I love to bond with people over books. Yet I’ve never enjoyed a book club. I rarely … Continue reading
David Sacks Has The Sweetest Torah
He’s such a genuine person it’s hard to believe he makes his living as a TV comedy writer and producer. He seems untainted by Hollywood and totally committed to God, Torah and Israel. I’ve been catching his Torah classes since … Continue reading
It Only Takes One Jerk To Ruin A Village
It only takes one jerk to destroy a party or a Torah class. One loudmouth who goes on and on and you’re held hostage to some jerk who just loves to himself speak but imparts nothing. I’ve stopped going to … Continue reading