Category Archives: FailedMessiah

JTA & Duplicate Content

I got this email today from JTA.org: Hey Luke, I’m sure you remember me from my Jewschool days. Just a heads up:  JTA’s pretty adamant about making sure that people don’t reprint our content in full if they’re not paying … Continue reading

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Disappointing Shmarya Rosenberg Profile In The Forward

Anthony Weiss accepts Rosenberg’s self-presentation at face value. He doesn’t probe. He doesn’t use other sources on Rosenberg other than Rosenberg. I’ve been friendly with Shmarya since 2004 and am a regular reader of his blog. Very little in this … Continue reading

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Mordecai Gafni Returns

Here’s the funniest response I’ve read: "What a let down. Those of us who have known him for years, and have been following his exploits (his xxxploits) through his multiple reincarnations from right wing orthodoxy to New Age guru, can … Continue reading

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Do Gentiles Possess Holiness?

The more religious you go in Jewish life, the more likely you are to encounter beliefs that Gentiles have little value. There’s a good discussion on Failed Messiah: RabbidW posts: "Jews do not plan on killing nonJews. Jews speak of … Continue reading

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Failed Messiah Banned By Google Adsense

Shmarya Rosenberg got this email from Adsense: While reviewing your account, we noticed that you are currently displaying Google ads in a manner that is not compliant with our policies. For instance, we found violations of AdSense policies on pages … Continue reading

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