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Daily Archives: August 3, 2008
Free Criminal Record Background Check
Brad Stone writes: WANT to vet a baby sitter? Need to peek into the background of a prospective employee? Curious about the past of a potential date? Last month, PeopleFinders, a 20-year-old company based in Sacramento, introduced CriminalSearches.com, a free … Continue reading
Posted in Internet
Tagged criminal archives, criminal record background check, free criminal record, minor infractions, page databases, peoplefinders
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The Novel As Biblical Interpretation
Author Eva Etzioni-Halevy writes: Sometimes people ask me to what extent my biblical novels are based directly on the Scripture, and to what extent they are based on the Midrash (later stories that expand on the biblical text) and other … Continue reading
Posted in Bible
Tagged biblical interpretation, biblical scholars, biblical sources, biblical women, etzioni, eva etzioni halevy
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Studio City’s Congregation Beth Meier
From the Los Angeles Daily News: STUDIO CITY – The "house of light" – Congregation Beth Meier in Studio City – will consider the dark when it observes the Jewish holiday of Tisha b’Av next week. At Beth Meier, the … Continue reading
Posted in Studio City, Synagogue
Tagged beth meier, book of lamentations, prophet jeremiah, rabbi aaron, rabbi meier schimmel, traditional conservative synagogue
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Drinking & The Jews
Lisa Miller writes for Newsweek: It was a Saturday afternoon in July, and according to the police report, the young man was driving drunk. Milton Berle was echoing the generations-old conventional wisdom when he quipped that "Jews don’t drink much … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Jews
Tagged jewish alcoholics, jonathan katz, orthodox circles, orthodox synagogues, single malt whiskey, yeshivat chovevei torah
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Judging By The Student Comments On My Video Commentary, Shalhevet Parents Should Demand A Refund
Who teaches English at Shalhevet? Judging by the comments left on my YouTube video about the school, many Shalhevet students lack both reading comprehension and writing skills. Jonasman, who I assume is a student at Shalhevet, responds to my video … Continue reading →