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Category Archives: New York
New York Turns Left Into Chaos
Chaim says: “New York City is about to elect an old fashioned John Lindsay style liberal as its mayor, as though it has forgotten all of the hard lessons of the last fifty years. Incredible. I’m starting to see things … Continue reading
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What makes New York the greatest city?
Why do New Yorkers keep repeating this publicly? On what objective basis is this true? What’s the insecurity underlying such a proclamation? People who say weird, unnecessary and untrue things are coming from a broken place. If New Yorkers were … Continue reading
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New Yorkers, San Franciscans Love To Rip LA
When New Yorkers move to LA, they love to criticize LA, its drivers, its fake manners, its lack of a center, etc. I suspect that when Los Angelenos move to New York or anywhere, they’re much less likely to complain … Continue reading
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Yisroel Pensack: New York City Board of Health Vote Scheduled Today on Requiring Informed Consent for Direct Oral-Genital Suction During Infant Circumcision
The New York Times reports: …part of the circumcision ritual, known in Hebrew as metzitzah b’peh [direct oral-genital suction], … is still commonplace in parts of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community but is rare in other branches of Judaism. The city estimates … Continue reading
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New York Girls
I never thought much about New York until I got into Judaism. Then I discovered that New York was the center of Jewish life (at least outside of Israel). From 1989-1993, I was largely bedridden by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and … Continue reading