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Category Archives: Articles
The all inclusive guide to judging and labeling every orthodox Jewish sect
From FrumSatire: Charedi– You are clutching a stone in your hand while screaming shabbos at the top of your lungs on shimon hatzadik street at kikar shabbos. The first movie you saw was ushpizim, your bakery has separate lines for … Continue reading
May You Take Viagra On Shabbos?
From FrumSatire: I received this via email from a friend, sounded interesting and I bring it to you for your contemplation. Kind of reminds me of the post “Is marijuana kitnyot?” A well respected San Francisco psychoanalyst and a member … Continue reading
Your Moral Leader
I’ve made a video to give you strength for the secular week ahead. All who watch this video are guaranteed to have many children, even if you never marry! These have been difficult weeks to be a Jew. What with … Continue reading
Star of HBO Series “The Sopranos” On Birthright Tour
"(IsraelNN.com) Jamie-Lynn Sigler, the actress who played Meadow, the daughter of Mafioso Tony Soprano on the award-winning HBO series "The Sopranos," is currently in Israel on a Birthright tour. According to Israeli newspaper Yediot Acharonot, the 25 year-old actress is … Continue reading
James Randi, Journalists, Justice, And Me
I like this blog called "The Macho Response." Here are excerpts from his latest post: The strikingly handsome young gentleman pictured above is James Randi. He is a great man. He runs the James Randi Educational Foundation which has been … Continue reading
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On marrying out
Amy Klein writes: When I was 25, my Orthodox girlfriends and I discussed at what age, if we weren’t married, we might sleep with someone. The question was deeper than its "Sex and the City" nature might sound (although those … Continue reading
Anti-Semitic taggers strike in San Fernando Valley
Tom Tugend writes: Spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti over a wide area in upscale neighborhoods of Encino and Tarzana are being investigated as possible hate crimes by Los Angeles police. Early Thursday morning, residents discovered the vandalism, which included such … Continue reading
Gandhi grandson resigns after criticism of anti-Semitic article
Brad A. Greenberg writes: The president of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence at the University of Rochester resigned Thursday amid criticism of a short opinion piece he wrote for The Washington Post online titled "Jewish Identity Can’t Depend on … Continue reading
Beth Am Losing Rembaum, Netter
Amy Klein writes: "Temple Beth Am, the flagship Conservative Synagogue, announced that its senior rabbi, Joel Rembaum, will retire in June 2010 after leading the synagogue for 25 years. Rabbi Perry Netter, who has been with the synagogue for 16 … Continue reading
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Inside Radical Islam
From Dennis Prager: H1: My Year Inside Radical Islam With Dennis Prager Prager H1: Dennis speaks with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, vice president of research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and author of My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir. … Continue reading
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