Monthly Archives: August 2008

One Sided Portrait Of Helen Thomas

Tom Shales writes: "Thank You, Mr. President," an engaging HBO documentary about the career of journalist Helen Thomas, is a fine little film as far as it goes. It goes only as far as 38 minutes, actually — quite short … Continue reading

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Taking The Jewish Thing Seriously

I email a friend who’s just moved to LA: You should live in Pico/Robertson or Fairfax/La Brea if you want to do the Jewish thing… If you end up having to drive to shul on shabbos, it is a very … Continue reading

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Where Are The Haredi Voices In Jewish Publications?

Rabbi Avi Shafran of Agudath Yisrael writes: Yet all too often, only one side of each of those issues, and others, is regularly presented in the pages of some Jewish papers, including the Jewish Week. They tend to report and … Continue reading

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Joseph Shereshevsky A Rabbi?

A source emails: FYI: Joseph Shereshevsky was never a rabbi. Rabbi Chaim Shereshevsky was his father. I found the link you probably wanted to send me (re: Tranquility Bay): He is referred to as Rabbi and research will tell you … Continue reading

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow Gives Up The Jews’ Special Claim To The Land Of Israel

Rav Adlerstein blogs: Rabbi Waskow could have left it at that, but struck out on his own to reassure the indignant Muslim cleric that pigs and monkeys could sometimes take on human-like features There is growing amongst the Jewish people … Continue reading

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