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Category Archives: Jews
Synagogue/Mosque Twin Services
The Los Angeles Times article is written by an Orthodox Jew (Duke Helfand) and someone I presume is a Muslim (Raja Abdulrahim): Rabbinical student Jessica Koss paused in front of the mosque and carefully wrapped a turquoise and green scarf … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Jews
Tagged beige carpet, duke helfand, jewish student groups, masjid omar, omar ibn al khattab, shabbat dinner
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What Went Wrong With The Left?
I love this new book "All The Sad, Young Literary Men." Here’s an excerpt from page 234 about how "the Left had failed to replace the deep culture of religion with a culture of its own. "When I attend the … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Politics
Tagged democratic friends, excerpt from, funerals, literary men, religious friends
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Jewish News Roundup
From Hirhurim: R. Menachem Genack tells readers that his cousin, Julius Genachowski, is on Obama’s transition team (Jewish Press). R. Genack also writes: "When people asked me whom to vote for, I would respond, ‘Vote for the person you think … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism, Jews
Tagged arutz 7, charles hynes, jonathan sacks, sir jonathan, stanley fischer, torah scholars
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‘The First Basket’
I just watched this new documentary. The Jewish population in America increased dramatically during the last decade of the 19th Century. As the immigrants poured in from Europe, they discovered that their new home was sports crazy and that athletic … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Dallas, Jews
Tagged christian scriptures, hebrew hammer, jewish game, jewish ghetto, jewish population, paul gallico, shiksa, torah scholar, vulnerable regions
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What Can We Learn From Christians?
I’m not sure. Judaism is a very different religion. Orthodox Judaism in particular is a highly demanding way of life. Sure, groups such as the Happy Minyan and Aish HaTorah can make the medicine of fundamental Jewish life go down … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Jews
Tagged Aish HaTorah, gil student, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, pagan religions, welcome newcomers
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Will Barack Obama Be Good For Israel?
Brad A. Greenberg writes: It’s fitting that Omri Ceren is just a dissertation away from having a doctorate in communication. The author of Mere Rhetoric—a blog popular with Republican Jews that deals mainly with American foreign policy, Israel and anti-Semitism … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Israel, Jews
Tagged american jews, ceren, israel relations, jewish vote, mere rhetoric, prophet of doom
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The First Basket
From TheFirstBasket.com: Did you know that a Jewish kid from New York scored the first basket in the NBA? A New York movie if ever there was one, The First Basket follows the little-known history of Jews and basketball at … Continue reading
Posted in Jews
Tagged abe saperstein, ash cans, dolph schayes, dr james naismith, red holzman, tenement steps
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Bukharian Jews
Bukharian Jews are Jews from central Asia. From my live cam chat: Josh: many bukharian marriages are done sans a civil marriage, just religiously Josh: the husbands then have their wives take welfare, since the state views them as single … Continue reading
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Tagged bukharian jews, civil marriage, communist russia, live cam chat, massive walls, rabbinical studies
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Rachel Resnick’s Memoir ‘Love Junkie’
Here‘s Rachel’s new book on Amazon.com and here is her website. I interview her at her home Sept. 24. She says she’d rather interview than be interviewed. Rachel: "I teach a lot. One of the things that gives me huge … Continue reading
Posted in Author Interviews, Jews, Rachel Resnick
Tagged adrenalin junkie, Rachel Resnick, rehab center, revealing things, sex addiction, spilling my guts
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Jonathan Safran Foer At AJU’s Sunday Book Fair
Here’s an excerpt of my full report: Last discussion of the day is Rabbi Robert Wexler interviewing Jonathan Safran Foer. Joel Stein does the introduction in place of some chick on the side of the stage named Abby. (Listen) We … Continue reading →