http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/los-angeles-has-a-predatory-rabbi-doing-orthodox-conversions-to-judaism-1328855888/ http://www.jewpi.com/los-angeles-has-a-predatory-rabbi-doing-orthodox-conversions-to-judaism-1328855888/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/los-angeles-has-a-predatory-rabbi-doing-orthodox-conversions-to-judaism-1328855888/ Alarm bells should go off in your head if the rabbi in charge of your conversion to Orthodox Judaism asks you: * When do you menstruate (so he can get at you when you won’t contaminate him) * To meet alone with him behind closed doors * To pay an Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-strain-of-repeated-precise-movements-1328855176/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-strain-of-repeated-precise-movements-1328855176/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:26:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-strain-of-repeated-precise-movements-1328855176/ I hate peeling hard-boiled eggs. I find it frustrating. I get annoyed and I clench my neck and my back and this makes me feel lousy and so I get more angry which in turn leads to more clenching. It’s a vicious cycle. So I’ve taken to peeling all my eggs at once after I’ve [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/anyone-but-romney-1328835486/ http://www.jewpi.com/anyone-but-romney-1328835486/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:58:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/anyone-but-romney-1328835486/ On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “Mitt Romney had to do one thing — sell himself to conservatives. Not the right-wing. Just mainstream conservatives. This is where I stand. “I believe Romney is conservative but he’s not been able to make the sale. It may deny him the nomination. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-most-islamist-states-iran-and-saudi-arabia-were-never-colonialized-1328834643/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-most-islamist-states-iran-and-saudi-arabia-were-never-colonialized-1328834643/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:44:03 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-most-islamist-states-iran-and-saudi-arabia-were-never-colonialized-1328834643/ On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “This notion of let’s blame the British, the colonialists, for our condition. This is the reason we have millions of people supporting the idea that you slit throats in the name of Allah? “You never hear the Indians complain about British imperialism. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/teach-yourself-alexander-technique-1328834165/ http://www.jewpi.com/teach-yourself-alexander-technique-1328834165/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:36:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/teach-yourself-alexander-technique-1328834165/ Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-technique-and-a-cold-transformed-my-voice-1328833339/ http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-technique-and-a-cold-transformed-my-voice-1328833339/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:22:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-technique-and-a-cold-transformed-my-voice-1328833339/ Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/running-without-injury-1328832378/ http://www.jewpi.com/running-without-injury-1328832378/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:06:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/running-without-injury-1328832378/ I used to have a horrible running style. I’d land heavy on my heal with each step, jarring my whole body. By age 12, I had bad knee problems and had to quit jogging. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/latest-mortgage-real-estate-news-1328826247/ http://www.jewpi.com/latest-mortgage-real-estate-news-1328826247/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:24:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/latest-mortgage-real-estate-news-1328826247/ Bank Of America Overwhelmed By Refinancing Demand Shoddy Mortgages Cost Big Five Banks $72 Billion Mortgage Bonds Pay Price For Obama’s Refinancing Scheme You Can Either Wait In Line Or Let The Free Market Handle Things February 6, 2012 Key Democrats Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-baristas-curse-1328823487/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-baristas-curse-1328823487/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:38:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-baristas-curse-1328823487/ So I’m reading this article in the New York Times by an ex-barista lamenting how now that he’s a big-time writer, people still associate him with making their coffee. Jason Diamond writes : I have a friend I like to avoid because when we go out together, he tends to introduce me as “a writer [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-perils-of-giving-free-lessons-1328822765/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-perils-of-giving-free-lessons-1328822765/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:26:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-perils-of-giving-free-lessons-1328822765/ It is very tempting as a new Alexander Technique teacher to offer your friends free lessons. It rarely works out. Alexander Technique demands a lot from the student and somebody taking a free lesson is unlikely to do the work necessary. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/relieving-chronic-pain-1328818000/ http://www.jewpi.com/relieving-chronic-pain-1328818000/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:06:40 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/relieving-chronic-pain-1328818000/ After a car accident at age 19, Lauren Hill developed chronic pain in her neck, shoulder and back. She went to the doctor and got some tests. She searched for somebody to fix her pain problem. She went through physical therapy, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, acupressure and the like. Nothing helped long-term. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-techniques-influence-on-the-kings-speech-1328817333/ http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-techniques-influence-on-the-kings-speech-1328817333/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:55:33 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-techniques-influence-on-the-kings-speech-1328817333/ Here’s an interesting blog : A recent newspaper article has uncovered the connection between the Alexander Technique and Lionel Logue – the man credited with curing King George VI’s stammer and hero of the multi-award nominated film The King’s Speech starring Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-technique-transformed-my-voice-1328793263/ http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-technique-transformed-my-voice-1328793263/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:14:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/alexander-technique-transformed-my-voice-1328793263/ lukeford.net alexander90210.com Alexander Technique helped me overcome anxiety about my voice and showed me how to project effortlessly. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-does-pain-change-the-way-you-move-1328785930/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-does-pain-change-the-way-you-move-1328785930/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:12:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-does-pain-change-the-way-you-move-1328785930/ lukeford.net alexander90210.com Most people try to immobilize the area around pain. This usually only makes the pain worse, makes movement more awkward, and diminishes our Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/teach-yourself-alexander-technique-1328785327/ http://www.jewpi.com/teach-yourself-alexander-technique-1328785327/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:02:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/teach-yourself-alexander-technique-1328785327/ lukeford.net alexander90210.com Bring a listening hand to the back of your neck and find out what happens when you get a stimulus. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-tell-if-hes-lying-1328778130/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-tell-if-hes-lying-1328778130/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:02:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-tell-if-hes-lying-1328778130/ lukeford.net alexander90210.com The body never lies. You can tell if a smile is genuine or if somebody is lying to you. They’ll likely rush their words, move around a lot. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/waiting-in-line-is-the-only-alternative-to-freedom-1328770817/ http://www.jewpi.com/waiting-in-line-is-the-only-alternative-to-freedom-1328770817/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/waiting-in-line-is-the-only-alternative-to-freedom-1328770817/ lukeford.net So here you have a noble-sounding government program to help out people facing foreclosure. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-debauched-life-1328768164/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-debauched-life-1328768164/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:16:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-debauched-life-1328768164/ All of us adults have debauched kinaesthesia (a favorite phrase of the Alexander Technique to indicate a faulty kinaesthetic sense ). Through paying attention to your habits and letting go of ones that hurt you (such as unnecessary tightening and compression), you can develop an increasingly accurate kinaesthetic sense . Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/you-might-be-part-of-your-problem-1328767578/ http://www.jewpi.com/you-might-be-part-of-your-problem-1328767578/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:06:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/you-might-be-part-of-your-problem-1328767578/ Most of us just want to be fixed. We want other people to solve our problems. We don’t want to work on ourselves. If you’re addicted to shopping or eating or sexing or movies to escape from your inner pain, then you are your problem in that respect. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/does-your-rabbi-have-a-money-counting-machine-in-his-office-1328754621/ http://www.jewpi.com/does-your-rabbi-have-a-money-counting-machine-in-his-office-1328754621/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/does-your-rabbi-have-a-money-counting-machine-in-his-office-1328754621/ I’m reading The Jersey Sting: A True Story of Crooked Pols, Money-Laundering Rabbis, Black Market Kidneys, and the Informant Who Brought It All Down . Some of the rabbis in this money-laundering scheme kept money-counting machines in their offices. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/old-method-to-alleviate-back-pain-enjoying-surge-in-popularity-1328753886/ http://www.jewpi.com/old-method-to-alleviate-back-pain-enjoying-surge-in-popularity-1328753886/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:18:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/old-method-to-alleviate-back-pain-enjoying-surge-in-popularity-1328753886/ I’ve only met one group of people who have bad things to say about the Alexander Technique — some chiropractors. And they’re reacting to the bad things many Alexander teachers say about them. Other than that, everybody I’ve met who knows about the Technique and has experienced it regards it with great respect. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/whatever-happened-to-tony-kaye-1328751973/ http://www.jewpi.com/whatever-happened-to-tony-kaye-1328751973/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:46:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/whatever-happened-to-tony-kaye-1328751973/ One of the best films I’ve ever seen was American History X . Whatever happened to its brilliant director Tony Kaye ? Well, that movie was his one shot in Hollywood. He got a reputation as too difficult to work with and no America studio will touch him . Tony Kaye reminds me of myself. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-cruelty-of-labor-unions-1328750891/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-cruelty-of-labor-unions-1328750891/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:28:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-cruelty-of-labor-unions-1328750891/ Labor unions will go on strike and devastate an entire country. It happens repeatedly in Australia and England, two countries I am familiar with. During WWII, labor unions (particularly dock workers) in Australia kept striking, damaging the country’s war effort. Unions corrupt. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/more-muslims-in-america-1328749703/ http://www.jewpi.com/more-muslims-in-america-1328749703/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:08:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/more-muslims-in-america-1328749703/ Many of my friends do not want more Muslims in America (though they’ll never say this in polite company). I point out to them the proud history of Islam but this is to no avail. They ask me which majority Muslim countries I want America to become more like. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/is-life-going-by-too-fast-1328747768/ http://www.jewpi.com/is-life-going-by-too-fast-1328747768/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:36:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/is-life-going-by-too-fast-1328747768/ I have a bad habit of looking at my cell phone every couple of minutes to check for emails and voice messages. It’s easy to get sucked into destructive habits like this and you lose your life to distractions. How to stop and get into the present? Report : Penelope Carr wants to help fix [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/warrior-tom-hardy-1328746454/ http://www.jewpi.com/warrior-tom-hardy-1328746454/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:14:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/warrior-tom-hardy-1328746454/ British actor Tom Hardy starred in the rousing 2011 movie Warrior . He played a mixed-martial arts fighter. I also saw Tom Hardy in the British show The Take , where he played a thug. I notice that when Hardy plays a brawler, he walks around in fight-or-flight. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/separate-vacations-1328745843/ http://www.jewpi.com/separate-vacations-1328745843/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:04:03 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/separate-vacations-1328745843/ I first heard about separate vacations about 20 years ago and I was shocked. My friend said separate vacations enhances a marriage. It sounded to me like a bitter statement from a bitter man about a marriage in trouble. On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “If anything enhances a marriage, I am for [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/can-there-be-a-compromise-on-gay-marriage-1328745490/ http://www.jewpi.com/can-there-be-a-compromise-on-gay-marriage-1328745490/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:58:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/can-there-be-a-compromise-on-gay-marriage-1328745490/ A caller to Dennis Prager’s radio show today: “I’m a conservative. I talk to a lot of gays about gay marriage. I tell them, I’m fine with them having the same rights as straight marriage, all I ask is for you to call it something else. This should be a fair trade-off. That’s not good [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/back-pain-solutions-1328745370/ http://www.jewpi.com/back-pain-solutions-1328745370/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:56:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/back-pain-solutions-1328745370/ Dr Loren Fishman is the Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City and the Author, ‘Cure Back Pain with Yoga’. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-sit-correctly-1328744766/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-sit-correctly-1328744766/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-sit-correctly-1328744766/ There are no good ways to sit. No matter how beautiful you sit, you are going to put at least one-third more pressure on your spine than when you are standing up or lying down. No matter your poise, sitting for more than ten minutes is going to do you harm. It will deform your [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/alternative-therapies-for-back-pain-1328744171/ http://www.jewpi.com/alternative-therapies-for-back-pain-1328744171/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:36:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/alternative-therapies-for-back-pain-1328744171/ Dr Loren Fishman is the Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City and the Author, ‘Cure Back Pain with Yoga’. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-default-position-for-beautiful-women-is-to-get-all-of-their-worth-from-their-looks-1328742393/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-default-position-for-beautiful-women-is-to-get-all-of-their-worth-from-their-looks-1328742393/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:06:33 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-default-position-for-beautiful-women-is-to-get-all-of-their-worth-from-their-looks-1328742393/ I’m reading this article about singer Lana Del Rey . Jewish Journal blogger Tamara Shayne Kagel writes : “Lana Del Ray’s stereotypical, codependent, frivolous girlishness is a regression for feminism according to a new article in the Atlantic. Definitely worth a read. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/why-did-dodgers-have-lowest-attendance-in-memory-in-2011-1328741776/ http://www.jewpi.com/why-did-dodgers-have-lowest-attendance-in-memory-in-2011-1328741776/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:56:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/why-did-dodgers-have-lowest-attendance-in-memory-in-2011-1328741776/ On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “Apparently they caught the monster who beat Bryan Stow, the Giants fan beaten [into a coma] in Los Angeles.” “The Dodgers had the lowest attendance in memory this past year. Part of it was the problems of the team on the field and the problems of the [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/another-doctor-advocates-widespread-training-in-alexander-technique-1328741168/ http://www.jewpi.com/another-doctor-advocates-widespread-training-in-alexander-technique-1328741168/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/another-doctor-advocates-widespread-training-in-alexander-technique-1328741168/ Out of all the groups I’ve offered a free introductory lesson to the Alexander Technique, I’ve found that doctors are the most open. Psychiatrists, family doctors, sports medicine, ENTs, all were far more open than MFTs. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-united-states-is-becoming-like-greece-1328740462/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-united-states-is-becoming-like-greece-1328740462/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:34:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-united-states-is-becoming-like-greece-1328740462/ On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “The movement of the United States towards being Greece. Having the American media (outside of Fox News, the WSJ, talk radio) behind you, the carpet bombing of left-wing rhetoric on society is a major vehicle for any Democrat. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/white-tennis-vs-womens-tennis-1328739844/ http://www.jewpi.com/white-tennis-vs-womens-tennis-1328739844/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:24:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/white-tennis-vs-womens-tennis-1328739844/ On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the citizens of America are not permitted to define marriage. Judges are permitted to define marriage. The state of the union is imperiled when that is how the great social questions are determined.” “There is no comparison between [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/when-rabbis-become-molesters-1328736006/ http://www.jewpi.com/when-rabbis-become-molesters-1328736006/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:20:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/when-rabbis-become-molesters-1328736006/ Joe says: “I had forgotten entirely about [Rabbi] George Finkelstein , because I didn’t go to MTA, but I remember hearing these “George stories” from all my friends. I remember the guy from my YU times, he was always a bit creepy. He probably merits a page in your bios. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/to-truly-feel-despair-you-have-to-collapse-1328735167/ http://www.jewpi.com/to-truly-feel-despair-you-have-to-collapse-1328735167/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:06:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/to-truly-feel-despair-you-have-to-collapse-1328735167/ It’s impossible to really feel down unless you physically compress. If you allow your head to retreat into your torso and your back to collapse in, then you can truly access despair. If you stay tall and poised, it’s impossible to feel despair. Every emotion is only possible with a certain alignment of the body. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/bradying-the-new-internet-meme-1328733147/ http://www.jewpi.com/bradying-the-new-internet-meme-1328733147/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:32:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/bradying-the-new-internet-meme-1328733147/ It’s impossible to really feel down unless you physically compress. If you allow your head to retreat into your torso and your back to collapse in, then you can truly access despair.If you stay tall and poised, it’s impossible to feel despair. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/you-cant-fake-a-smile-1328726776/ http://www.jewpi.com/you-cant-fake-a-smile-1328726776/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/you-cant-fake-a-smile-1328726776/ Alexander teacher Sharon Jakubecy says : “Our bodies never lie. So if you or someone you are flirting with is faking a smile, the body will tell the truth. A fake smile has no warmth or joy. It looks forced. The sides of the lips move up but the eyes are flat and expressionless. Read [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-does-pain-affect-the-way-you-move-1328726179/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-does-pain-affect-the-way-you-move-1328726179/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:36:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-does-pain-affect-the-way-you-move-1328726179/ I just watched this cool video by Alexander teacher Sarah Chatwin. If you’re in pain, that’s going to change the way you sit, stand, walk and talk. It will likely change the way you breathe. Most people try to immobilize the area where they feel pain. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-tom-brady-slouch-1328725570/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-tom-brady-slouch-1328725570/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:26:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-tom-brady-slouch-1328725570/ It looked like Tom Brady badly needed some Alexander Technique after he lost his second Super Bowl to the Giants. You can’t feel bad unless you tighten your neck. The emotions of sadness, rage, disgust, contempt are not accessible to you unless you slump down into them. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/banks-to-pay-72-billion-price-for-shoddy-mortgages-1328724967/ http://www.jewpi.com/banks-to-pay-72-billion-price-for-shoddy-mortgages-1328724967/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:16:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/banks-to-pay-72-billion-price-for-shoddy-mortgages-1328724967/ Shoddy Mortgages Cost Big Five Banks $72 Billion Mortgage Bonds Pay Price For Obama’s Refinancing Scheme You Can Either Wait In Line Or Let The Free Market Handle Things February 6, 2012 Key Democrats Push Fannie, Freddie To Write Down Mortgage Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/if-you-wont-let-the-free-market-work-youll-have-to-wait-in-line-1328724849/ http://www.jewpi.com/if-you-wont-let-the-free-market-work-youll-have-to-wait-in-line-1328724849/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:14:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/if-you-wont-let-the-free-market-work-youll-have-to-wait-in-line-1328724849/ The New York Times reports today : New York has been among the most aggressive states in trying to protect homeowners from foreclosure, granting new legal protections and turning courts across the state into teeming negotiation centers working to keep people in their homes. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-vi-1328676127/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-vi-1328676127/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:42:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-vi-1328676127/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-iii-1328675529/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-iii-1328675529/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:32:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-iii-1328675529/ 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. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328668342/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328668342/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:32:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328668342/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-iv-1328660529/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-iv-1328660529/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:22:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-iv-1328660529/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-ii-1328660052/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-ii-1328660052/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:14:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-ii-1328660052/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-v-1328653219/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-v-1328653219/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:20:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-v-1328653219/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-vii-1328646159/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-vii-1328646159/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:22:39 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-vii-1328646159/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328639767/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328639767/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:36:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328639767/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/big-government-big-religion-1328568511/ http://www.jewpi.com/big-government-big-religion-1328568511/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:48:31 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/big-government-big-religion-1328568511/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-latest-ultra-orthodox-gender-segregation-efforts-janeane-garofalo-plays-a-russian-jew-1328564787/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-latest-ultra-orthodox-gender-segregation-efforts-janeane-garofalo-plays-a-russian-jew-1328564787/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:46:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-latest-ultra-orthodox-gender-segregation-efforts-janeane-garofalo-plays-a-russian-jew-1328564787/ Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/this-weeks-torah-portion-%e2%80%93-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328464697/ http://www.jewpi.com/this-weeks-torah-portion-%e2%80%93-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328464697/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:58:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/this-weeks-torah-portion-%e2%80%93-parashat-yitro-exodus-18-1-20-23-1328464697/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jews-accused-of-taking-up-too-much-space-on-sidewalks-1328228170/ http://www.jewpi.com/jews-accused-of-taking-up-too-much-space-on-sidewalks-1328228170/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:16:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jews-accused-of-taking-up-too-much-space-on-sidewalks-1328228170/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/housing-market-doldrums-despite-record-low-mortgage-interest-rates-1328156896/ http://www.jewpi.com/housing-market-doldrums-despite-record-low-mortgage-interest-rates-1328156896/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:28:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/housing-market-doldrums-despite-record-low-mortgage-interest-rates-1328156896/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-private-lives-of-public-media-1328142368/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-private-lives-of-public-media-1328142368/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:26:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-private-lives-of-public-media-1328142368/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-top-5-reasons-jews-cannot-vote-for-obama-1328082734/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-top-5-reasons-jews-cannot-vote-for-obama-1328082734/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:52:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-top-5-reasons-jews-cannot-vote-for-obama-1328082734/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-beshallach-exodus-13-17-17-16-ix-1328076012/ http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-beshallach-exodus-13-17-17-16-ix-1328076012/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/torah-talk-parashat-beshallach-exodus-13-17-17-16-ix-1328076012/ lukeford.net The downside of Ashkenazi Jewish inbreeding. Rabbi Rabbs finds he gets along better with Catholic, Sephardim, and converts to Judaism. Read More »]]> 0