Monthly Archives: March 2007

How Did The Private Cathy Differ From The Public Cathy?

The Cathy I knew was much more vulnerable than her writings suggest. After listing off her complaints one night, she said to me, "This is where you say something supportive." Cathy Seipp was just as needy for tangible gifts on … Continue reading

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I Am Eliot Stein

I am fat, weird and unpopular. I have Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I write parodies that I think are funny but normal people find despicable. I believe I pursue the truth but normal people see my quest as betrayal. As Robert … Continue reading

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Tom Christie’s Tribute To Cathy Seipp

He writes in the LA Weekly: She was ‚Äúopinionated,‚Äù as everyone says, meaning both acerbic and politically conservative, and she could be difficult, sometimes absurdly so. But she was also a good and loyal friend, a devoted mother to 17-year-old … Continue reading

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A child-porn-convicted rabbi tries to make amends as rabbi sex-abuse cases roil the Jewish community

Justin Clark writes in the LA Weekly: As an Orthodox Jew, Heschel wasn‚Äôt accustomed to going to confession. Seven years ago, he was a highly respected rabbi at Mount Freedom Jewish Center, an Orthodox synagogue in Randolph Township, New Jersey. … Continue reading

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Daniel Pipes Talks With Rabbi David Wolpe At Sinai Temple

The event is scheduled for 8 p.m. March 29. Rabbi Wolpe’s pointed introduction. Audio Audio I arrive at 7:15 p.m. Sinai Temple’s foyer is filled and there’s a long line of cars waiting to get into the parking lot. 7:30 … Continue reading

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