Monthly Archives: January 2008

If I Were A Tree, What Kind Of Tree Would I Be?

Joe emails: Your Google ads have shifted around–plastic surgery, the seduction stuff—instead, you could have *each* one of those happening on different pages. If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? Wouldn’t you want to be … Continue reading

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Snagging Digital Media From VHS Tapes

Joe emails: Begin here on Google and here. Read this before you buy anything. Read this roundup. Don’t mind the high prices mentioned in some cases–for what you want/need, it’ll likely be $30-$60. Check this. There are reviews there, which … Continue reading

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Rabbi slams use of hyphenated last names

From YNETnews: "A hyphenated last name for women undermines family values," head of the Zomet institute Rabbi Yisrael Rozen writes in an article to be published in the Shabbat Beshabbato leaflet this weekend. In his article, Rozen maintains that the … Continue reading

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Morey Levovitz Calls The Shots At Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy

The blunt blustery Levovitz resigned as the school board president after losing a parents vote on Harkham’s bylaws last Spring. But his people are still in place and Leovivitz still runs things behind the scenes. He has regular meetings with … Continue reading

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I’ve Been Feeling Pretty Gay Lately

I thought the problem with me was Air Supply and all-male davening but it’s soy. I eat a lot of soy, or more precisely, I drink a lot of soy milk. I must switch to rice milk or oat milk. … Continue reading

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