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Daily Archives: September 11, 2008
Joey Kurtzman Out As President Of Jewcy Media
Jewcy.com has been the brightest addition to the Jewish media in the past two years. Until this week, Joey Kurtzman was the president. Now he’s out. I’m not sure where he’s going and why he’s gone from presiding over Jewcy … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish media, joey, musical differences
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OU Threatens To Withdraw Kosher Certification For Agriprocessors
Julia Preston writes for the New York Times: The leading Jewish authority in charge of certifying kosher food has threatened to withdraw its certification from the products of Agriprocessors Inc., the nation’s largest kosher meatpacker, after criminal charges for more … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors
Tagged agriprocessors inc, criminal misdemeanor, jewish households, misdemeanor charges, postville iowa, rabbi menachem
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Who You Calling Rebbetzin?
Danielle Berrin writes: For as long as rabbis have been arguing Talmud, their wives have been at home preparing Shabbat dinner. Yet that image, along with expectations for clergy spouses, has evolved. For one, they’re no longer all women. They’re … Continue reading
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Tagged brous, clergy spouses, comedy writing, psychology training, public scrutiny, shabbat dinner
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Rabbi Pushed Off Sex Panel
Bill Sanderson writes for the New York Post: Saying the cause was right but the threats it brought his family too much to bear, a prominent Brooklyn rabbi yesterday quit a new task force set up by Assemblyman Dov Hikind … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged bill sanderson, child sex abuse, orthodox jews, twerski, verbal harassment, vos iz neias
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Luke Ford/Marc Gafni Discuss ‘The Dark Knight’
Click here to listen. I’m not into comic books, even when they’re called "graphic novels." I’m not into super-heroes and movies based on them. I went to see "The Dark Knight" last week because Marc Gafni wanted to do a … Continue reading
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Tagged dark knight, ford, luke ford
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