Saturday, May 7, 2011

I Don't Like To Look At Fat People

Luke Ford writes:

Unless the person has some extraordinary qualities or proximities to me, I don’t like to look at fat people.

If I see the person in shul or at work or in a writer’s group or at yoga and I get to know them, then I forget about them being fat and I relate to them like they’re human, but otherwise, I tend to shy away from fat people. I’m judgmental. I think fat people should lose weight and until they do, they’re just too sloppy for me.



Friday, May 6, 2011

Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) X

Luke Ford writes:

This week’s we study Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23).

* I suspect the Torah would rejoice in the royal wedding. Here are two goys pledging eternal fidelity. The Torah is cool with people having a special role, including kingship, by birth. Psalm 45 is about the joy of a royal wedding.

* Is it sacrilegious or sinful to say that some Torah portions are more or less riveting than others? For instance, the traditional commentators such as Rashi and the Rambam had more to say and less to say about varying parshas.



Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) IX

Luke Ford writes:

This week’s we study Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23).

* I suspect the Torah would rejoice in the royal wedding. Here are two goys pledging eternal fidelity. The Torah is cool with people having a special role, including kingship, by birth. Psalm 45 is about the joy of a royal wedding.

* Is it sacrilegious or sinful to say that some Torah portions are more or less riveting than others? For instance, the traditional commentators such as Rashi and the Rambam had more to say and less to say about varying parshas.



Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) VIII

Luke Ford writes:

This week’s we study Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23).

* I suspect the Torah would rejoice in the royal wedding. Here are two goys pledging eternal fidelity. The Torah is cool with people having a special role, including kingship, by birth. Psalm 45 is about the joy of a royal wedding.

* Is it sacrilegious or sinful to say that some Torah portions are more or less riveting than others? For instance, the traditional commentators such as Rashi and the Rambam had more to say and less to say about varying parshas.



Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) VIII

Luke Ford writes:

This week’s we study Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23).

* I suspect the Torah would rejoice in the royal wedding. Here are two goys pledging eternal fidelity. The Torah is cool with people having a special role, including kingship, by birth. Psalm 45 is about the joy of a royal wedding.

* Is it sacrilegious or sinful to say that some Torah portions are more or less riveting than others? For instance, the traditional commentators such as Rashi and the Rambam had more to say and less to say about varying parshas.



Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) VI

Luke Ford writes:

This week’s we study Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23).

* I suspect the Torah would rejoice in the royal wedding. Here are two goys pledging eternal fidelity. The Torah is cool with people having a special role, including kingship, by birth. Psalm 45 is about the joy of a royal wedding.

* Is it sacrilegious or sinful to say that some Torah portions are more or less riveting than others? For instance, the traditional commentators such as Rashi and the Rambam had more to say and less to say about varying parshas.



Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) V

Luke Ford writes:

This week’s we study Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23).

* I suspect the Torah would rejoice in the royal wedding. Here are two goys pledging eternal fidelity. The Torah is cool with people having a special role, including kingship, by birth. Psalm 45 is about the joy of a royal wedding.

* Is it sacrilegious or sinful to say that some Torah portions are more or less riveting than others? For instance, the traditional commentators such as Rashi and the Rambam had more to say and less to say about varying parshas.