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Category Archives: Articles
McCain’s Female Lobbyist
Last Dec. 20, I was speculating via email that John McCain’s lobbyist scandal about to break in the New York Times was a sexual one. Here she is, Miss Vicki Iseman: email From Matt Drudge: FLASHBACK: MCCAIN PLEADS WITH NY … Continue reading
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Adsense Founder Eytan Elbaz Is The Next Maimonides
I interviewed him for 40 minutes at his Beverly Hills mansion this afternoon. Video He won $25,000 from MGM and YouTube for making this PSA promoting tolerance. He then donated the money to the Museum of Tolerance. You can see … Continue reading
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A Jewish View Of Islam
Monday morning at LimmudLA, I catch Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller’s lecture on "A Jewish perspective on the relationship between Judaism and Islam." The rabbi says it is important to dialogue with other religions but it was very difficult to dialogue with … Continue reading
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Jewlicious Fest In Long Beach
From the OC Weekly: Ladies and gents, believers and gentiles: Once again, it’s time for the Jewlicious Fest in Long Beach, so mark Feb. 29 through March 2 on your calendars. If you haven’t heard of Jewlicious, it’s basically the … Continue reading
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I Have Lunch With Filmmaker Todd Daniel Schechter
We drive past an accident in Westwood. Video I needed to capture this video because I have a problem with being premature. I try to explain it away as I don’t have a problem, I’m just a busy man. From … Continue reading
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Help! I’ve Got Post-Limmud Letdown
And I’ve had to make a video to express my feelings on this weighty matter. Full LimmudLA report. Tuesday. I have lunch at Pizza Station with two limmudla attendees who share my post-limmud letdown. We were high and giddy for … Continue reading
KGO Talkshow Host Charged With Possession Of Child Porn
The first radio talkshow host I listened to about religion was KGO’s Bernie Ward (in the mid eighties). He’s been arrested for child porn. From KGO: SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The ABC7 I-Team has the inside story of what lead … Continue reading
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I Have More Friends In Porn Than In Torah
Whenever I wanted to catch a ride to Las Vegas for the Adult Entertainment Expo, it was never a problem. I always had several rides to choose from. There were always people I could stay with at various hotels on … Continue reading
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Like On A Pole? No, Silly, Ilyse Baker Has A Hot Bod And You Can Check It Out Spiritually At Sinai Temple
It is stories like these that remind me yet again that Pico-Robertson’s Orthodox shuls are falling behind the times with their Saturday morning programming. If you gave me a choice between watching Ilyse Baker dance and trying to talk to … Continue reading
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After Landing My First SEO Client, I Made A Terrible Blooper
Sales closer Glenn J. Broder (JustAYesOrNoPlease.com) is my first client for search engine optimization. I was doing an interview with him this morning when things went terribly wrong. Check it out. Broder is a frum Jew from Baltimore. I snuck … Continue reading
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