{"id":2593,"date":"2008-03-30T13:45:30","date_gmt":"2008-03-30T21:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2008-03-30T17:30:50","modified_gmt":"2008-03-31T01:30:50","slug":"rabbi-avrohom-unions-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=2593","title":{"rendered":"Rabbi Avrohom Union&#8217;s Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s a baal teshuva. He was not raised in Orthodoxy. He came to it as an adult under the influence of Rabbi Beryl Wein and others.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Union was in on the founding of Ohr Somayach. He came to Los Angeles circa 1985 to look after other baal teshuvot for Ohr Somayach and then he got in on the start of the current incarnation Rabbinical Council of California.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Union has the zeal of the convert rather than the more relaxed attitude of the FFB (frum &#8212; religious- from birth).<\/p>\n<p>Says a guest in my chat room: &quot;There is a HUGE difference in the way a religious convert to the &quot;true faith&quot; a true believer-type views things and the way a person with long roots in Yiddishkeit views things, they are usually more relaxed and not on a &quot;jihad&quot; on anything.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Rabbi Union saw something in South Africa that he had not seen before. He was hired to do odd jobs for the one and only Beth Din in Johannesburg in South Africa and he saw that it can be a vehicle for wielding POWER over a community. Hence the RCC and its enormous influence.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourmoralleader.camstreams.com\/\">From my cam chat<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>guest137:&nbsp; Just to clarify, Union was brought out to Johannesburg, South Africa to run Ohr Somyach and recruit fresh baal teshuvas for Ohr Somayach in israel, but he got interested in other things, like the workings of the Johannesburg Beth din with its POWERS<br \/>\nYourMoralLeader:&nbsp; who brought Union to LA?<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; i usually roll myself on a ball too<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; i can hear some cracking<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Ah there good too<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; when i roll :p<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol!<br \/>\nguest137:&nbsp; Not sure, you can find out, it might have been Ohr Somayach too when they wanted a branch in LA but I am not sure<br \/>\nYourMoralLeader:&nbsp; all the info you can get on Union and the RCC is appreciated, I&#8217;m not looking for just bad stuff, I just want to understand all I can.<br \/>\nguest137:&nbsp; BUt one things is for sure he very quickly set about building the EXACT same type of institution he had seen in Johannesburg, but this time with him as HEAD honcho instead of messenger boy like in Johannesburg wher he was a ZERO<br \/>\nguest137:&nbsp; He assumed a position in LA of a &quot;religious leader&quot; way, way far in excess of who he really was, just a mediocre brainwasher for Ohr Somayach<br \/>\nguest137:&nbsp; brainwashers should not be allowed to create and run Beth Dins<br \/>\nguest137:&nbsp; Just like dayanim on Beth dins make poor brainwashers!<br \/>\nIN LA he created a system that has the FORM of a Beth Din but it looks a deeper more profound Halachik mooring for such a presumed august institution.<br \/>\nguest137:&nbsp; It takes a deeper mooring in Halacha, not just going thru the motions of doing this or that function of a beth din<br \/>\nguest137:&nbsp; He has a big mouth, like a cheeky baal teshuva<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Luke is sunbathing<br \/>\n924BiggestFan:&nbsp; lmao is that him<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; what a sight<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; yeah<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Its him<br \/>\n924BiggestFan:&nbsp; lmao<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Whats funny?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\n924BiggestFan:&nbsp; hehe<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; He looks like a simpson&#8230;the colour I mean<br \/>\n924BiggestFan:&nbsp; yeah he does<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; \ud83d\ude1b<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; It&#8217;s his camera<br \/>\n924BiggestFan:&nbsp; how long has he been out there<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; 10 minutes<br \/>\n924BiggestFan:&nbsp; k<br \/>\n924BiggestFan:&nbsp; looks hot there<br \/>\nchurchchime:&nbsp; yeah lol&nbsp; its bart waiting to ki ck ball &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Are you female biggest?<br \/>\n924BiggestFan:&nbsp; yeah<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; I havn&#8217;t been sleeping very well latley<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; about 23h<br \/>\nchurchchime:&nbsp; isnt it rude to have the host to leave?<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; but when i&#8217;m talking to interesting people<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; What do you mean Church?<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; i make exception<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lmao Luke<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; He is actually gonna sleep there<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Won&#8217;t he turn into a crisp?<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; probably<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Oh no<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; crispy jew<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; omg lol<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Does look nice there<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; wb Lukenese, german<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Your upside down<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; \ud83d\ude10<br \/>\nYourMoralLeader:&nbsp; Emma, you&#8217;ve turned my world upside down<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; gee <br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Lol<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Oh smooth Luke<br \/>\nRussianDragon:&nbsp; uhm some polish<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Very smooth<\/p>\n<p>QuietStorm:&nbsp; how can you &quot;think&quot; to write your blog while watching the conversation in the chat??<br \/>\nQuietStorm:&nbsp; avon calling<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; can we come too?<br \/>\nQuietStorm:&nbsp; you look rather pained now Luke<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Wb Mysteryman<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; He is pained because he has read that article discussing that Muslims now outnumber Roman Catholics, and he fears for his patrimony<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; A world with more Muslims than Catholics is a world that is especially perilous to the Jew.<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Gee wizz<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Ireland too, knows of this invasion.<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; In fact, a paranoid Jew might regard liberal immigration policies as a form of antisemitism.<br \/>\nQuietStorm:&nbsp; Hey, is this SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE or something???<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; His old lady on the phone again<br \/>\nQuietStorm:&nbsp; hey MM shalom<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; &quot;We are too weak to attack the Jews ourselves, too lazy, also.&nbsp; So let&#8217;s admit a few million fecund muslims to do the job for us&quot;<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; This is antisemitism, v3.0<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Hitler like Islam.<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I have read it in his Table Talk and in Mein Kampf<br \/>\nYourMoralLeader: How do you guys feel about a Torah sage sucking on a lollipop while listening to a Torah lecture?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Evocative of fellation and pedophillia<br \/>\nQuietStorm:&nbsp; please repeat that ???<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Its strange that someone would actually do that<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Likely such a person might be thinking impure thoughts for which another concentric ring of provity must be erected<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Since it looks bad, no sucking on anything in a shul<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Better safe than sorry<\/p>\n<p>MysteryMan:&nbsp; Any other questions?<br \/>\nQuietStorm:&nbsp; I get it&#8230;.MysteryMan is Luke<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Shhhhhhh<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Rumors<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke has been mistaken for all sorts of characters in years past.<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; None of which he was so far as I know<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; it sucks.. not good middot<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Rabbis should also not have vaginal orificies, whether they were born with them or not<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; No transfats and no transrabbis for me, thank you.<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; what flavor was the pop?<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; was it Kosher?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Cherry, which is a further shanda<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; did it have a center?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Because the associations with the cherry are impure<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; was there any chewing action?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Jews should not eat cherries<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; in public<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Only married couples should be free to eat a cherry in western culture<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; do you have a center?<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; what layer are we being exposed to?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I will take care of the chat fear not<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke believes in outsourcing certain elements of his blogging empire<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Some Jew you are<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; are you still chauferring the kiddies?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; But how many here know that Luke is involved in import export?<br \/>\nQuietStorm:&nbsp; money laundering too?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke does not violate any law that he is aware of<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Of course, he is rather busy uncovering corruption in the rabbinate to be fully apprised of every possible law<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke, when do you formally launch the new blog, &quot;Rebbetzin Confidential?&quot;<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke is a man with a plan to own Jewish Blogging<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; Shhh its a secret kept under her sheital<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Here is a man who went from flogging to blogging<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; A man wth a plan for the moral transformation of the sewers of LA to green oasis of culture and faith<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; :O<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I know I am perhaps letting the cat out of the bag here, but since nobody here will believe me anyway, it does not count.&nbsp; Luke has been counseling Britney Spears<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; You casual readers are in for a shock.<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; Like Dr. Phil \ud83d\ude1b<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; It was Luke who got her off the booze and back to work.<br \/>\nUser guest200 left the room.<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Is that true?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; So as to pick up the pace, I shall briefly touch upon the Fed&#8217;s bailout of Bear Stearns<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; woah<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; Is he our new leader?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Thats awesome&#8230;<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; And the realtionship between Bear Stearns and certain weapons dealers in LA<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; These are not jokes, but prophecy in real time<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Would that one of you stepped forward to be my redactor.<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I am as worthy of redaction as Mohammed<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Our Emma?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Ah right<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; was the horse there?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Emma strikes me as a wise soul.&nbsp; My guess is that she has daughters in graduate school<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol&#8230;I get it all<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Emma, you could be my Redactor.<\/p>\n<p>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; One day people will want all of my aphorisms collected in one spot of the web<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; A place where studious people can go to study<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; And understand what happened in the days before the Great Chaos and thereafter<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; When people busied themselves with blogs and gossip and other silly things<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; :S<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Before the darkness fell across the face of the earth, and every source of illumination became precious<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; he gets grayer every day<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; In the beginning, there was darkness<br \/>\nguest203:&nbsp; nice copy and paste MysteryMN<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; A man in his forties turns gray<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I DO NOT COPY AND PASTE<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; at least<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; he wears it well<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; The only limitation on my work here is my typing speed<br \/>\nYourMoralLeader:&nbsp; bless you<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; If I do say so myself<br \/>\nYourMoralLeader:&nbsp; emma<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; yeal hes a real sweety<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; My hair has long since turned white, such as there is any<br \/>\nUser RamBam left the room.<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; can&#8217;t afford grecian formula 44?<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; against halacha<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; I guess the stilletos are out then as well&nbsp; \ud83d\ude41<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Your descendants will marvel that you once were in a chat room with MysterMan, the man with a thousand internet names<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; THe man who remained unknown until the end of time<br \/>\nUser guest191 left the room.<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; They simply pu8t will not believe you<br \/>\nguest203:&nbsp; the man that bored mortals to death<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; hey m@m are u gay?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Back to college for me tomorrow&#8230;.holidays over<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Damn<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I am glum<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; What do you teach, Emma?<br \/>\nguest203:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the man oif a thousand names because none fit<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; M, you&#8217;ll log in from school right?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; I don&#8217;t teach.. I&#8217;m the student<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; WOWW&nbsp; (The extra &quot;W&quot; is for extra &quot;WOWW&quot;)<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; mature way beyond youe yrs Emma<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I advise you to study the practical mechanical arts and animal husbandry<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Kind of already<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; These are what will be most valued in the decades to come<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; oman<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; You think so Gina<\/p>\n<p>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; The Saracen is raising his terrible sword.<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; What will Barak Hussein Obama do?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; I look good for my age<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I do not<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke, your hair looks a bit thinner than I remember<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Or is it my transference<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; It could bethat you simply never wash it.&nbsp; But it does look thinner<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; we can only hope that barack gets hot by a bannana truck and hillary gets hung by the KKK<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Whats your favourtie film Luke?<br \/>\nYourMoralLeader:&nbsp; LEGENDS OF THE FALL<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Oh Legends is a good one<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Battle for Soviet Ukraine<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; that&#8217;s a good one<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Also &quot;The Jazz Singer&quot;<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Your van is going to rust out before you amortize the cost of that new engine<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Some men rely on power to win the interest of wmen, others on their wealth, otheres their intellect, and others &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke is taken. He is Torah&#8217;s bride.<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Bride?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Bride of Torah.<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; It is a special Jewish ritual<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; Sounds like a movie.<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; I see<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; A man gives up on women and swears his love of the Bible<br \/>\nYourMoralLeader:&nbsp; not quite thereMM<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Ah<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; He then grows a beard and wears a head covering of the sort Luke has<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; He smiles girlishly at others, as he knows his secret<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Don&#8217;t get there<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; and turns gay<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Outrageous: Line of Clothing With Torah Covers Pinned topic Mar. 30 2008Call for action!Brooklyn, NY &#8211; According to JTA, controversial Fashion designer Levi Okunov has unveiled a line of clothing using parchment and velvet Torah covers for<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; He wears a tallit katan forever<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; women&rsquo;s dresses.JTA also reports that, Okunov said his latest dresses were inspired by a teaching of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, who said that every person is like a Torah scroll<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Let that designer try that stunt with depictions of Mohammed<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; and listens to the same song over and over again. . .<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; but i like it \ud83d\ude00<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; you can&#8217;t make this stuff up!<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Some scrolls are more tightly wound than others<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke, when did you last get your hair cut? <br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I do not remember<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; i&#8217;ll say one thing luke u atract yhe most wacked out ppl. on camstreams&#8230;.guess thats why im here<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; ha ha<br \/>\nKay:&nbsp; ha<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; why be normal?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I get so little credit for inseminating this venture<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Lol Gina<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Nobody who says, &quot;he has a lot of spunk&quot;<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; who has been cutting your hair?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; I am the Alpha and the Omega of this venture.<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; do you give yourself a big tip?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Show us the bowl you use<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Why not shave it off?<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; Dad has a nice full head<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Black men use that bald look to great effect<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; BE black.<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Live Black<br \/>\nDoooDaaa:&nbsp; well u kids have fun.i&#8217;m gonna see if anyone is actually alive on here tonight&#8230;.catch me later<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; lets get to the root of this<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; The roots are greay<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Mine are white<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; ngfdjfvjf kghghgvtrcvubyghjijol;<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; that is hipsterish<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; lngo<br \/>\nUser DoooDaaa left the room.<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; emma don&#8217;t do drugs!<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Gina, where are yu from?<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; its a mystery man<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; How international is this audience?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; nice<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; good line<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; cut and paste baby!<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; ?<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; not that thats what you do&#8230;<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Never have. Never will<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; brb <br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; azz<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; juts playing with you<br \/>\nUser guest201 left the room.<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; luke you look like you need some prune juice<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Thas ok<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; your punim is all farklempt<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; ABC News reports: The nation&#8217;s spymaster said the United States faces an imminent threat of attack from al Qaeda fighters training today along Pakistan&#8217;s mountainous frontier with Afghanistan.And the attackers, he says, will look like many of us. <br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; or you need glasses&#8230;<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Oh somthings up<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; I can&#8217;t spell<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; drugs will do that to ya<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; I&#8217;m counting.. this is 16.. I believe already<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; 16 what?<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; time he&#8217;s played this<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Really?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; I never noticed<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; no, but I can make believe<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; I usta like this song&#8230;. \ud83d\ude41<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Memories?<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; No Ramones, no Cheap Trick<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; No Joy Division<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; No Yossele Rosenblatt<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; play some carlebach<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; his stuff really &quot;touches me&quot;<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Water out of a gallon jug<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; Rabbi Kolko is coming out with his gr8st hits<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Is this any way for a Jew to live?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Whats green tea like?<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; he tried&#8230;.. <br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; thats what probably killed him<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Luke, don&#8217;t you really pine for the order of a nice corporate job?<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Lol just like you<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Imagine&#8230;you wake up tomorrowmorning, get a shove, cut your hair, put on a nice suite and tie, and drive your Korean built sedan to a job in Century City<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; a shove<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; lol<br \/>\nGina:&nbsp; a shove to shave<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Emma, I like to think that if you were there, you would shave off Luke&#8217;s beard.<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; I would not<br \/>\nMysteryMan:&nbsp; Put him into a nice suit made by Chinese tailors<br \/>\nEmma:&nbsp; Nah<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s a baal teshuva. 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