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Category Archives: Blogging
FlashReport.com – A Blogger Making A Difference
The Los Angeles Times reports: FlashReport is a California version of the Drudge Report. As key votes are cast on the floor of the Legislature, Republicans are often spotted scanning the site to see how they’re being praised or pilloried. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Republicans
Tagged adam mendelsohn, arnold schwarzenegger, california republican party, caucus members, drudge report, political strategist
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Google Page Rank
I just did a check on the Google juice of various websites: Lukeford.net: 6 NYPost.com: 5 Tabletmag.com: 6 TheJewishWeek.com: 7 JewishJournal.com: 7 Forward.com: 7 TheJewishPress.com: 6 FrumSatire.net: 5 Hirhurim: 5 FailedMessiah.com: 5
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Luke The Jackal – The Frightening Kinship I Feel With Carlos The Terrorist
I just watched a miniseries on the terrorist Carlos the Jackal and felt a strange connection with the man. I remember when I was booted from Young Israel of Century City in June 2001, some members of the shul called … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Personal
Tagged carlos the jackal, Dennis Prager, early adulthood, southern hemisphere, strange kinship, Young Israel
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The End Of Blogging?
Chaim Amalek emails: “Even the New York Times notes the decline of blogs. Luke was there at the start, and he lingers on at the end.” Khunrum emails: “You always hear “check us out on twitter or facebook” nothing about … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Tagged huffington post, merriam webster, purpose hub, reading television, reverse chronological order, top of the heap
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My 2007 Jewish Journal Cover Story Interview With Brad Greenberg
Here’s the story. My critique. Here’s the interview:
Posted in Blogging, Jewish Journal, Jews, Journalism, Personal
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Hersh Case: Judge throws out Hersh’s request for bloggers’ identities from Google & Yahoo
Report: This last Friday Michael Hersh was given another bitter dose of reality when the court rejected his request that Google and Yahoo reveal the identities of those who made comments about him on various blogs -including mine. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Orthodoxy
Tagged bitter dose, case judge, dose of reality, fishing expedition, Google, schecter
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Heshy Fried Motzi Shabbos!
Heshy Fried, the author of the blog FrumSatire.net, is my guest on my live cam Saturday night. Here’s the video of the interview I did with Mr. Fried last year. Heshy introduced me to Rabbi Rabbs! Heshy uses the word … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Heshy Fried, Personal
Tagged frumsatire, heshy, jewish celebrations, kosher pizza, orthodox judaism, reuven blau
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The Danger To Orthodox Judaism Posed By Bloggers
Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz writes: A similar campaign to disparage frum Yidden in the religious Jewish media has been underway for some time. Cloaked deceptively in a religious veneer, using Yiddish names and faces, the relentless disparaging of the Torah community … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Orthodoxy
Tagged colorful publications, gossip mongering, outrageous character, rotten apples, torah community, upstanding group
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Yisroel Pensack: New York Times Plays ‘Catch Up’ with Jewish Bloggers on Israel’s Subsidy Payments to Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Men for Full-Time Torah Study
This heavily-blogged topic is apparently news to The New York Times, which covers it at length today under the headline “Some Israelis Question Benefits for Ultra-Religious.” Isabel Kershner reports: JERUSALEM — Chaim Amsellem was certainly not the first Parliament member … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Israel, Judaism, New York Times, Orthodoxy, Torah, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged amalek, benefits, full-time Torah study, Isabel Kershner, R. Chaim Amsellem, shas party, ultra-Orthodox men, ultra-religious, welfare subsidies
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