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Daily Archives: July 27, 2008
Expanding The Laws Of Kosher
From The Jewish Press: We certainly hold no brief for any company or business enterprise shown to have run afoul of the law. And if AgriProcessors has done so in terms of employing undocumented workers, it will, and should, have … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors
Tagged animal slaughter, ethical treatment of animals, kosher slaughter, postville iowa, slaughter and consumption, slaughtering process
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Spinka Tax Fraud Conviction
From the Los Angeles Times July 19: A Hancock Park man agreed to plead guilty to federal tax evasion charges for making donations to an Orthodox Jewish group that were mostly refunded and then deducting them on his tax returns, … Continue reading
Posted in Spinka
Tagged fraud conviction, Hancock Park, john vandevelde, orthodox judaism, tax evasion charges, thom mrozek
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Stopping Aron Tendler
I have a question, if Aron is not to live in Baltimore, where can he live? Nobody has accused him of violence. I get this email: TO ALL SURVIVORS OF ARON TENDLER – WE NEED YOUR HELP! "I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Aron Tendler
Tagged confidentiality agreement, patient therapy, Rabbis, shul, teenage girls, tendler
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A Spiritual Artist Examines ‘Praying In Her Own Voice’
Rabbi Sharon Brous of Ikar begins the movie: "I’ve traveled all over the world and I’ve prayed with talit and tefillin in trains in Japan in airplanes going to Prague and to France and the only place I’m actually scared … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Israel, Yael Katzir
Tagged chief rabbinate, kotel plaza, prayer groups, reading from the torah, temple kol ami, western wall in jerusalem
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When I Was 20, I Dated A 16 Year Old Girl
I began working construction in June 1986. Pale and skinny from my long bout with mono, I showed up to my first day of work wearing white tennis shoes and a long pointy hat that made me look like a … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged daughter becky, exotic dancer, kahi, lee gardner, mutual affection, pointy hat
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