Category Archives: Jews

BNOS DEVORAH HIGH SCHOOL SALARIES

I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2012, which listed salaries as follows: Shulamith May: $100,000 I presume she is Rabbi Mayer May’s wife.

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Europe Traded Jews For Muslims

A friend says: One of the great losses of WW2 was the death of these people (German Jews) as a group. I got to know a few of them and they were a very, very impressive bunch of people. Also, … Continue reading

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Keeping Your Yard Clean

Who’s more likely to keep their yard clean in a middle-class American neighborhood (and to be considerate of others as far as noise, honking, screaming, etc)? * Hasidic Jews * Reform Jews * German Jews * Israelis * Persians * … Continue reading

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The Jewish Plan For World Domination

I’m reading the Chayenu (Chabad) commentary on the Torah portion of Ki Seitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19): …The Jewish people as a whole are to serve as an idealization and inspiration for humanity at large. Analogously, God set the Land of Israel … Continue reading

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The American Freedom Party Platform

I just reviewed the AFP’s platform and mission statement and I saw nothing in it against Jews. I can’t see anything in this platform that gets me nervous. What am I missing? Is the American Freedom Party good for the … Continue reading

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My Two Minutes Before The John Birch Society

I heard Tomislav Sunic (a board member of the American Freedom Party) tonight address the John Birch Society at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. There was an even mixture of pro-Jewish and anti-Jewish sentiments at the meeting but nobody said … Continue reading

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McMansions and the Jews

Traditional Jews, aka the Orthodox, need big homes because they have lots of kids and certain types of Jews from the Middle East, eg Persians, tend to live many generations to one home. Steve Lopez writes: “Whether we’re talking about … Continue reading

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Outside Of Orthodoxy, Men Are Dropping Out From Participating In Formal Jewish Life

David Kelsey writes: Affirmative action for the sake of appearances will help nothing. But Lepson’s spin that this situation is “refreshing” and a “pleasant surprise” should be emphatically rejected. For no amount of innovative projects are going to make a … Continue reading

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JTA: Amid declining Jewish caucus in Congress, rising concerns over communal influence

I thought we weren’t supposed to talk about Jewish influence? I thought that was a subject you could not discuss publicly? Why would Jewish numbers in Congress matter? If they do matter, then surely Jewish numbers in media, entertainment, banking, … Continue reading

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Majorities vs Minorities

Do you see people as primarily individuals or primarily as members of groups? The liberal perspective is individualist. Each person is born with inalienable rights. I’m a nationalist. I think we are primarily members of groups and our rights will … Continue reading

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