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Daily Archives: November 3, 2008
How An Erotic Dream Led Me To An Understanding Of The Sacred Tongue
Monday afternoon, I catch the new Oliver Stone movie W. George Bush and his cohorts are portrayed as fools but I find myself enjoying every minute and I feel disappointed when it ends. I park by Borders in Westwood and … Continue reading
Posted in UCLA
Tagged erotic dream, george bush, intellectual insights, royce hall, sociologist
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News or Fark? Rabbi writes Election Day prayer
As soon as I read the headline, I thought "self-promoter! This is fake news. This is like a report on a guy translating the Bible into Australian." Others must think, "Holy man!" Then I saw the article was about someone … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged colorful character, fark, public pronouncements, rabbi david, reciter, tikkun olam
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Pico Kosher Deli – Four Stars Out Of Five
Joe emails: The best way to tell how good a Kosher restaurant is to count how many non-Orthodox patrons it has. Orthodox people do not know good food and think that anything they do not have to clean up their … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut
Tagged corn beef, deli sandwiches, kosher deli, lashon hara, lunch crowd, steak entrees
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Jonathan S. Tobin Leaves For Commentary Magazine
From The Jewish Exponent: The editor of the Jewish Exponent, Jonathan S. Tobin, will be leaving the newspaper to become executive editor of Commentary magazine. Bennett L. Aaron, chairman of the Jewish Publishing Group said in a statement: "We thank … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism
Tagged american intellectual life, american jewish press, jerusalem post, jewish exponent, john podhoretz, jonathan tobin
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Why Aren’t We Talking About Palin’s Possible Affair?
Mickey Kaus writes: "Many Democratic friends are asking me why I’m not highlighting the National Enquirer’s Sarah Palin Affair story, given the constant harpi … I mean comprehensive coverage in this space of John Edwards’ affair. It’s not that I … Continue reading
Posted in Sarah Palin
Tagged gwen ifill, messy problems, Mickey Kaus, national enquirer, Sarah Palin, saving your marriage
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