{"id":2321,"date":"2008-02-24T12:06:25","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T20:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2008-02-24T12:21:55","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T20:21:55","slug":"should-orthodox-synagogues-promote-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=2321","title":{"rendered":"Should Orthodox Synagogues Promote Gambling?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My trusty source Morris emails: &quot;Once again, an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rccvaad.org\/\">RCC<\/a> rabbi, Rabbi Nochum Kosofsky is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/kosovsky.pdf\">promoting gambling<\/a> through his shul Shaarei Tefila. 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