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Category Archives: Drugs
Drugs, Realism & The Jews
The more powerful the individual, group or state, the more care outsiders will take with you. For instance, criticism of Jews will often end your career in America (just ask Rick Sanchez, Gregg Easterbrook) because of Jewish power. As blacks … Continue reading
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The Sassoon Family Fortune Originated From Selling Opium To The Chinese
The greatest drug kingpin in history was an Orthodox Jew who attributed his business success to his careful observance of Jewish law. According to the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia entry on David Sassoon: “his business, which included a monopoly of the … Continue reading
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Moshe The Religious Gets 32 Years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man who prosecutors say was a leader of an Israeli organized crime ring that moved drugs and money across the globe was sentenced Friday to 32 years in prison. Moshe Matsri, 49, was … Continue reading
The greatest drug kingpin in history was an Orthodox Jew who attributed his business success to his careful observance of Jewish law
According to the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia entry on David Sassoon: “his business, which included a monopoly of the opium-trade, extended as far as Yokohama, Nagasaki, and other cities in Japan. Sassoon attributed his great success to the employment of his … Continue reading
Jews & Drugs
A goy tells me: “My personal experiences with Jews has been largely positive except I find their community, at least the secular ones, to have a problem with drug issues. Most of my friends who are Jewish have had issues … Continue reading
The Benefits Of Amphetamines
Christopher H. Foreman writes on FB to Michael Fumento: “If memory serve you also wrote a science-based piece decrying the tendency of some to think that Ritalin was poisoning America’s kids.” Michael Fumento: Nailed right-wing extremists who were convinced schools … Continue reading
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Dennis Prager Opposes Legalizing Drugs
On his radio show March 8, 2013, Dennis said: “When you legalize a drug, you get vastly more use of it.” “All of you in Colorado who voted for Amendment 64, I say congratulations, you [have more children using marijuana].” … Continue reading
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Is Sex Without Love OK?
Prior to my conversion to Orthodox Judaism, I sought as much sex as possible (without spending much time, money, effort or dignity), but I’ve always hated illegal drugs and have shied away from people who indulge in them. Robert Kurzban … Continue reading
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Tagged legalizing pot, openness to new experiences, orthodox judaism, psychology today, robert kurzban
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Lakewood Yeshiva Student Dies Of Percocet Overdose
Report: Lakewood, NJ – Hatzolah responded about 11:00am Shabbas morning to East End Avenue, for reports of a teenage boy who was unconscious and didn’t wake up, from a drug overdose. After Hatzolah trying to work on the child to … Continue reading
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Japanese Lawyers visit Ponevyz Yeshiva in Bnei Brak
The lawyers represent three chasidic teenagers who are on trial for drug smuggling in Japan.
Posted in Drugs, Israel
Tagged bnei brak, drug smuggling, japanese lawyers, teenagers, Yeshiva
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