lukeford.net Luke Ford confesses to Rabbi Rabbs his misadventures in the Persian Jewish community. Luke fetishizes Persian women but has never dated one. Rabbs got an earful from a Persian mother for his use of profanity. Read More »

lukeford.net Rabbi Rabbs says that it is better for Jews to die on their feet living a Judaic life than to live on their knees. He relates a story from the Talmud about the Romans killing Jews in the land of Israel. Jews wondered if they should blend in and try to save their lives. Read More »

lukeford.net Rabbi Rabbs, Luke Ford discuss the New York Giants winning Super Bowl XXVI over the New England Patriots. Madonna’s half-time show. Read More »

lukeford.net Luke Ford, Rabbi Rabbs discuss charges that Orthodox Jews are unfriendly to non-Jews. Some say this is more of a New York thing than a Jewish thing. Read More »

lukeford.net Rabbi Rabbs believes Newt Gingrich will win the Republican nomination. Luke hears from non-Jews and secular Jews that Orthodox Jews take up too much space on the sidewalk on the Sabbath and the Jewish holidays and that they walk around like they own the neighborhood. Torah portion Yitro. Read More »

lukeford.net Rabbi Rabbs protests that his friends are asking personal questions. Luke Ford says he learned about boundaries during his first weeks in psycho-therapy. Read More »

lukeford.net Luke Ford remembers his family getting a TV when he was 14. For the next four years, he stared at this little black and white box, staring at Farrah Fawcett in Charlie’s Angeles. Rabbs grew up on black and white TV. Read More »

I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7: 00 pm PST on my cam and on YouTube . Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18: 1-20: 23). Read More »

From Dennis Prager today: “The Catholic Church has sided with the big government positions for years. Now they are reaping what they have sown as the Obama Administration tells them what they can do with their hospitals.” Ross Douthat writes in the New York Times : It’s true that abortion is only one of the services Planned Parenthood provides. Read More »

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I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7: 00 pm PST on my cam and on YouTube . Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18: 1-20: 23). * Do Jews take up too much space on the sidewalk ? * I’m a lot like Moses. I too get tired sitting in judgment all day on the Jewish people. Read More »

So I was waiting in line with this woman who grew up in London but has split her past decade between the U.S. and Israel. “It’s easy to be Jewish in Israel,” she said. “But life is much harder than here. It is easy to be Jewish here. “In Britain, there’s much more anti-Semitism. We (British Jews) were brought up to be low-key. Read More »

Karen Triggiani emails me these links about mortgages, real estate and the housing market: February 1, 2012 Despite Record Low Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Applications Declined Last Week Another Obama Stimulus For The Housing Market Obama’s Read More »

On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “Republicans are looking for a serious person with the right ideas who understands what is at stake in November of 2012. The reason Mitch Daniels is not running for president is family related. He does not want the damage the media will do to candidates, especially Republican candidates. Read More »

lukeford.net Rabbi Rabbs presents to Luke Ford: The sequel to The 10 Commandments For Liberal Jews. After listing the top 5 reasons that Jews cannot vote for Obama, Rabbi Rabbs lists The Top 5 Reasons Liberal Jews Will Still Vote For Obama Read More »

lukeford.net Luke Ford blames Kelly Clarkson’s pop music for his baseless grandiosity. Rabbi Rabbs reflects on the half-life of his friendship with Luke — about two weeks. Read More »

lukeford.net The downward spiral of addiction. You start with the Sports Illustrated bathing suit issue and you end up depraved. What is the half-life of a sexual relationship? One study put it at six weeks. Read More »

lukeford.net Does Obama identify with the Occupy Wall Street crowd? Definitely. Is this Occupy crowd bad for the Jews? Definitely. Does Obama hate Judaism? Obama displays no affinity for Jews and for the Jewish state of Israel. He does display an affection for Islam. Parts of Islam do want the annihilation of Jews and the Jewish state of Israel. Read More »

lukeford.net Rabbi Rabbs talks about his approach to finding bugs in fruits and vegetables. Rabbs eats Belgian endives and the stalks of Romaine lettuce, avoiding the leafy parts for fear of eating bugs. He eats horse radish. He won’t touch any lettuce leaves. He doesn’t want to be bothered checking for bugs. Read More »

lukeford.net This week’s Jewish Journal focuses on the high cost of kosher lettuce. Orthodox Jews are taking more care to look for bugs in their fruits and vegetables. Read More »