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Monthly Archives: July 2007
My Deepest Darkest Fantasy Is That I Want To Be President Of The United States
When I was a kid, I loved to read about heroes such as King David, George Washington and Winston Churchill. I loved history, particularly Old Testament, British and American history. When I found out in 1977 that we were moving … Continue reading
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The apparent double suicide of Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan
Chris Lee writes for The Los Angeles Times: It’s been just eight days since rising art star Jeremy Blake was seen wandering into the ocean off New York’s Rockaway Beach — presumably to his death — a week after he … Continue reading
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Shalom Auslander ‘Deeply Saddened’ by Noah Feldman’s Story
I emailed the author of Foreskin’s Lament for his opinion of Noah Feldman’s New York Times essay. Norman Lamm’s nephew replied: "Luke – As someone who was raised Orthodox, I was appalled to read that someone would go through all … Continue reading
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Steven I. Weiss: ‘Noah Feldman’s puzzling compromise between religion and secularism’
Weiss writes for the Wall Street Journal: Mr. Feldman offered his services pro bono to the city of Tenafly, N.J., in its fight against Orthodox Jews who wanted to have an eruv, or Jewish ritual boundary, placed around the town. … Continue reading
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RJA: ‘The NY Times War Against the Jews’
Robert J. Avrech writes: The New York Times ramps up its war against the Jews. This time they use the most time honored of methods: a formerly religious Jew, now an arch liberal, writes a seemingly scholarly, and dispassionate criticism … Continue reading
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