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Daily Archives: March 29, 2007
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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Eliot Stein’s Online Lynching
Just before Cathy Seipp’s funeral, I remember various friends of hers boasting via email about what they would do if Eliot Stein showed up to the funeral (not that that was ever a possibility). The best analogy I’ve heard about … Continue reading
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The Jewish Press Launches A Blog
Editor Jason Maoz goes after Jewschool.com: Last week the left-wing blogger Mobius (the alias used by Dan Sieradski in his role as proprietor of the Jewschool blog) reacted with some indignation to Steven Plaut’s inaugural post on this blog. That’s … Continue reading
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