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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Ten Reasons I Am A Jew
Dennis Prager writes in Moment (link from Rabbi Gil Student): The Jews are the Chosen People. Just as people need an instruction manual for a camera, they need an instruction manual on how to lead a good, holy and meaningful … Continue reading
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Cardinal Lustiger Would Say Kaddish For His Mother
From Haaretz.com: One day Rabbi Rene-Samuel Sirat was invited to attend a lecture on the Holocaust, held in the amphitheater of the Sorbonne University in Paris. The speaker, a member of the Academie Francaise, moved the audience when he spoke … Continue reading
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I Want To Speak To College Kids At $5K A Pop
Joe emails: Luke, I’ve been enjoying your blogs for years. I went to Ner Israel [high school in Baltimore]. There were a few guys who got kicked out of school for homo activities. I remember one guy in particular who … Continue reading
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The Book That Launched Me Into Journalism
I read it thoroughly during the first few months of 1980 (the end of eighth grade) — Melvin Mencher‘s "News Reporting and Writing." I was relieved that this was a profession that did not require me to get good grades. … Continue reading
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Mayor’s Troubles
Bill Farr comments: — The mayor’s press staff should have anticipated the press scrum at the port and never allowed the incident to happen. — Unger must of have trained with the NBA. She was looking for a technical. — … Continue reading
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