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Daily Archives: May 19, 2008
Who Is Cincinnati Chabad Rabbi Sholom Kalmanson?
On April 16, I got an email from somebody calling himself the "Satmarer Chosid" poking fun of Rabbi Kalmanson‘s emotional speech about the rebbe (Rabbi Menachem Schneerson). On April 17, I got more emails criticizing Rabbi Kalmanson. I surfed the … Continue reading
Posted in R. Sholom Kalmanson
Tagged blog, chabad rabbi, cincinnati, dirt, email, emotional speech, globe, jewish life, kalmanson, lightning rod, menachem schneerson, motive, motives, ounce, point of view, public eye, quot quot, rabbi menachem, rebbe, shred
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The Westwood Renaissance
Take a Stand — Go to The Stand (www.thestandlink.com) Westwood Village is in the midst of a major commercial renaissance: new restaurants, stores and cool attractions. Perhaps the most popular spot in the neighborhood, a welcome addition for fans of … Continue reading
Posted in Westwood
Tagged assortment, capital of the united states, classic american food, dear readers, desserts, distinction, food in town, hamburgers, hot dog, hot dogs, hot wave, midst, patrons, renaissance, salads, sanctuary, ucla students, welcome addition, westwood boulevard, westwood village
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The Truth Brigade
From my live cam chat: palestine4ever: Thank God, the Truth Brigade is here. palestine4ever: I was just remarking that out of all of the blogs I visit, none had quite the exciting content of LukeFord.net today. palestine4ever: I have long … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged american culture, anonymous letters, book clubs, budget gap, cocoon, edict, fillings, hovel, landlord, live cam chat, malaise, methlab, navel, old women, older women, shan, shilling blog, stylings, tough love, wrapping paper
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Crashing Home Prices
My Shabbats used to be ruined by sitting at someone’s table and listening to them moan about the high price of Pico/Robertson real estate and how they had to sell off their first-born child to make their downpayment. Just imagine … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate
Tagged agony, auschwitz, celia chen, chief economist, credit markets, downpayment, economic forecasting, free zone, global insight, housing market, hundreds of thousands, Jews, lintels, Los Angeles Times, optimists, recession, rest of my life, twink, west chester pa, whinging
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Book Clubs Are For Girls
In theory, I should be hot for book clubs. I typically read several books a week. I love discussing books with smart people. I love to bond with people over books. Yet I’ve never enjoyed a book club. I rarely … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged blowhard, book clubs, chicks, conservative synagogues, Dennis Prager, drivel, equality, girls, hierarchy, insights, jane austen, jane austen book, own horn, parsha, profound insight, retards, thoughts and feelings, toot, torah classes, torah portion
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