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Category Archives: BINA
Jodie Mendelson: Diaspora Kibbutzim for Wandering Jews
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My Sex Addiction Talk At The BINA Salon II
Hank Rose emails: Luke: There is no such thing as sex addiction. Only those who think and philosophize way too much, sheep who buy into it and those who demonize life’s pleasures and therefore don’t get enough. Actually a healthy … Continue reading
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Tagged desirable women, eternal youth, sex addiction, sex organs, singing praises
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My Sex Addiction Talk At The BINA Salon
Sept. 14, 2011: I dated Hayley Rivers for a couple of months in 2004 after she left the industry. If you look past my fake grin, you can see the horror of sex addiction in my eyes. My friend Crystal … Continue reading
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Tagged 40th birthday party, american consumerism, Holly Randall, sex addiction, white zombie, zombie film
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Sharon Rechter | 8 Habits Of A Highly Effective Nation – And What a Start-up Can Learn From Them
Sharon Rechter: Israel and successful start-ups have much in common, both small with limited resources, yet strong, creative, and very resourceful. In this short presentation, I will share with you what Israel has in common with successful start-ups, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneur, Israel, limited resources, start ups, ups
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Was Wagner Right?
Daniel Rodwin writes: Wagner said Jews are incapable of creating great music because, having no homeland, they pull sounds from all traditions into the “motlyest chaos.” Could such an anti-Semite be even partially correct? And if he was, how is … Continue reading
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Tagged anti semite, jewish composers, leonard bernstein, music scene, phillip glass, serious music
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