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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Blacks Score 20% Lower On SATs
From the WSJ: High-school students’ performance on SAT college-entrance exams stalled, and the gap widened between low-scoring minority groups and the overall population, raising questions about the quality of teaching in U.S. schools. Average scores for the class of 2008 … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Education
Tagged african american students, college entrance exams, high school students, level math, math scores, reading score
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Vegetarianism As A Jewish Ideal
Luke Ford, Joey Kurtzman discuss this week’s Torah portion Re’eh.
Posted in Torah
Tagged ford, joey, luke ford, torah portion
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The Role Of Journalism In Judaism
Joey Kurtzman and I chat this afternoon live on my cam:
Posted in Journalism, Judaism, Torah
Tagged joey, Journalism, Judaism, kurtzman
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Ecstatic Jews, a messiah proclaimed, and the consequential divisions
From the Village Voice: Like many other young men in Crown Heights, Itzik Balulu studies the Talmud and other Jewish texts from early in the morning to well into the night. But you should see his ride. When he’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad
Tagged chabad lubavitch, jewish texts, king messiah, observant jews, oy vey, yellow flags
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