Monthly Archives: March 2007

Cathy Seipp’s Last Days

Cathy’s daughter Maia posts on CathySeipp.net’s comments section: “Dear commenters…this post was her last. Until I can obtain her password to get in (haven’t heard back from webmaster yet), will use this comments section as a means. My mother, Cathy … Continue reading

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Which Orthodox Shul Has Valet Parking On Shabbos?

Walking out of the Beit Midrash after mincha-ma’ariv Sunday, I passed five valet attendants. “We should have that on Shabbos,” I joked. Then I learned that there is an Orthodox shul with valet parking on Shabbos (Orthodox Judaism rules that … Continue reading

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University Of Judaism Buys Brandeis-Bardin Institute

Expect an announcement this week. BBI was the largest landholder among Jewish organizations outside of Israel, but the place has been consistently mismanaged for more than 20 years, and it has been selling off bits of land to try to … Continue reading

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Two Wongs Don’t Make A White

Cathy Seipp calls me "horrible boy." Among the ways I’ve earned this name is my hilarity at some verbal expressions of racism. My home country, for instance, had a "White Australia" policy until I was born, 1966. "Its clarion call … Continue reading

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Jewish Touching

Hello, My name is Mark Guterman.¬†¬† I am a Clinical Psychology PhD student working with Orit Avishai of the University of California at Berkeley.¬† We are doing an internet survey of Jews of all denominations.¬†¬†The survey is for both singles … Continue reading

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