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Mosby

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17. People should mind their own business

Reply to ProudLib72 (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 02:42 PM

May 2017

Fwiw any jewish commandment can be ignored if the reason is important enough.

His rabbi clearly thinks it's important for jared and ivanka travel with the pres.

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Sorry, but Kushner is NOT orthodox Jewish [View all] ProudLib72 May 2017 OP

Exactly greymattermom May 2017 #1

Exactly nothing. Insulting people by insisting they Hortensis May 2017 #19

uh, not true at all. unblock May 2017 #27

He appears to be Conservadox marylandblue May 2017 #2

My Orthodox Neighbor Lady said the same Wellstone ruled May 2017 #4

I used to belong to a Modern Orthodox shul ProudLib72 May 2017 #5

My brother and ex-SIL are modern Orthodox, essentially. They belong to a modern orthodox shul. StevieM May 2017 #14

My wife would never go to an Orthodox shul ProudLib72 May 2017 #15

Sorry, there's no automatic excommunication in Orthodox Judaism. Odoreida May 2017 #3

Nope ProudLib72 May 2017 #7

I'm not saying he doesn't leftynyc May 2017 #8

Exactly ProudLib72 May 2017 #9

Agree leftynyc May 2017 #11

Yup leftynyc May 2017 #6

Does He Have to Wear itcfish May 2017 #10

Those are personal choices leftynyc May 2017 #12

Reminds me of the Amish in my neighborhood who cannot drive cars or trucks, enough May 2017 #13

Brings to mind a story I heard long ago Jake Stern May 2017 #16

People should mind their own business Mosby May 2017 #17

Depends Jake Stern May 2017 #18

I am told that the Torah says something like elehhhhna May 2017 #20

If you're going to eat pork ProudLib72 May 2017 #22

Gracias! elehhhhna May 2017 #34

Yes ProudLib72 May 2017 #23

Exactly nt Jake Stern May 2017 #25

Jared been Orthodoxxed elehhhhna May 2017 #33

the expression is COULDN'T care less Skittles May 2017 #36

Thank you ProudLib72 May 2017 #38

mine too Skittles May 2017 #39

+1000. Hortensis May 2017 #21

Yeah, it is real important that they travel with the president to Doreen May 2017 #31

They also were given a dispensation to attend the Inaugural Ball on Shabbat. nt tblue37 May 2017 #24

They're Convenient Jewish. Atman May 2017 #26

My cousin Judy has her own religion: Judy-ism. Nt PCIntern May 2017 #28

ha! hey, whatever happened to judy tenuta? unblock May 2017 #30

Disappeared after that joke. Nt PCIntern May 2017 #37

rabbis don't "give permission" at all unblock May 2017 #29

Very true! ProudLib72 May 2017 #32

Don't confuse edhopper May 2017 #35