Monthly Archives: October 2008

Righteous Kashrut

By Yitzchok Adlerstein and Michael Broyde The Jewish community has been roiled by the continuing charges against kosher meat giant Agriprocessors. Kosher consumers are angry that practices which are supposed to bring credit to Jewish tradition are instead sullying its … Continue reading

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Rescuing McCain/Palin

The NJG:  Luke, I think the McCain/Palin people need your help Luzdedos1:  how? The NJG:  try to dig dig dig up things on Bill Ayers The NJG:  You have the ability to make it readable The NJG:  I’m voting for … Continue reading

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I Have Nothing To Fear From An Economic Collapse

From my live cam: ChaimAmalek:  Luke, the good thing about your circumstances is that should the nation’s economy collapse, you would not feel a thing ChaimAmalek:  The high-hat Jews you seek to hobnob with, on the other hand . . … Continue reading

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Connecting To God & Judaism

From the Atlanta Jewish Times: Jewish Atlantans have seen a huge launch during the last two years in programming across all denominations of Judaism. This surge could be due in part to Federation’s 2006 survey that revealed a Jewish community … Continue reading

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Shalhevet ‘Finally Frum’

"Frum" is Jew-speak for religious. Shalhevet’s new head of school, Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach, is getting good reviews around the Orthodox community for bringing in religious discipline. Shalhevet’s sophomore class is down to just eleven students. Shalhevet needs at least 40 … Continue reading

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