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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
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Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, Dennis Prager, girl on tv, long fingernails, stu and lew, torah classes
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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
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Tagged book of leviticus, cult leaders, divine dimension, human sacrifice, meaningful time, orthodox community, rabbs, torah classes, weekly torah portion
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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
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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
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Tagged converting to judaism, holy torah, russian woman, silky smooth legs, torah classes, torah study
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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
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Tagged ewww, jewish standards, private sessions, rachel gold, shacharit, torah classes
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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
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Tagged blowhard, book clubs, chicks, conservative synagogues, Dennis Prager, drivel, equality, girls, hierarchy, insights, jane austen, jane austen book, own horn, parsha, profound insight, retards, thoughts and feelings, toot, torah classes, torah portion
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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
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Tagged 3rd rock from the sun, access hollywood, comedy writer, David Sacks, genuine person, golden globe, harvard college, harvard lampoon, humor magazine, internet movie database, minyan, murphy brown, rabbi yaacov deyo, senior lecturer, simpsons episode, speeddating, television writer, torah classes, tv comedy, writer jason
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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
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