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Daily Archives: January 12, 2008
Was 1964’s Civil Rights Act Torah?
Setting: Orthodox shul. The rabbi says that the biggest challenge to belief in the divinity of the Torah is not the Documentary Hypothesis (I doubt 50% of the audience knows what that is) but the conceit that the Torah only … Continue reading
Rock and Roll Davening
My Shabbos go much better with musical instruments in shul but my uptight synagogue won’t go along with this. Dennis Prager says that just because the Romans destroyed our temple 2,000 years ago that shouldn’t mean we can’t groove on … Continue reading
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Where’s The Buzz About The Jewish Journal’s Spinka Cover Story?
The latest issue of the Jewish Journal features a studious cover story on the Spinka Hasidim money laundering indictment. I’m checking around the blogosphere and the story has created no comment. In shul, nobody talked about it. The piece was … Continue reading
Gawker’s Stagnant
Felix Salmon writes: Gawker’s unique visitors have been stagnant for two years: they essentially reached their present level at the end of 2005. Gawker’s pageviews continued to grow through 2006, as (a) Nick Denton increased the number of blog entries … Continue reading
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Charlie Wilson’s War
For a decade before he got involved with the Afghan cause, Charlie Wilson was Israel’s biggest congressional supporter. Then he toured the Sabra and Chatila massacre sites in Lebanon (Israel allowed Christians to go into the Palestinian camps and massacre … Continue reading
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