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Monthly Archives: August 2008
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A Rabbi’s Curious Allegations
Nathan Lewin writes for The Jewish Press: In a front-page article asserting that minors had been hired to work in an Iowa kosher meat-packing plant and in an editorial calling the plant the modern equivalent of Upton Sinclair’s The … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors
Tagged meat packing plant, media frenzy, nathan lewin, orthodox rabbi, rabbi shmuel, rabbi yisroel
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Is Elizabeth Edwards A Victim?
She says she knew he had this affair in 2006 and yet she encouraged him to run for the presidency anyway and she knew he was lying to reporters about not having an affair with Rielle Hunter. I say she’s … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, John Edwards
Tagged beverly hilton, campaign practices, elizabeth edwards, John Edwards, Mickey Kaus, putative father
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The Anguish Of Elizabeth Edwards
From people.com: "There was anguish – excruciating anguish – for her in dealing with this," Elizabeth’s best friend Hargrave McElroy tells PEOPLE in its new issue. Behind the public show of strength, the Edwards’ household has been a scene of … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, John Edwards, Journalism
Tagged campaign aide, elizabeth edwards, emma claire, harvard law school, show of strength, terminal disease
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Rabbi Shmuel Hertzfeld & Open Orthodoxy
Joe emails: I think that you should run a piece on Rabbi Shmuel Hertzfeld. His time has come, since he is a quasi-celeb. Without any previous knowledge, you might think Hertzfeld is some kind of activist, a modern day Heschel … Continue reading
Posted in R. Shmuel Herzfeld
Tagged avi weiss, hebrew institute, hertzfeld, rabbi shmuel, rare commodity, yeshivat chovevei torah
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