Daily Archives: October 24, 2008

Helen Jupiter & Monica Discuss Their Favorite Bible Passages

Monica, a professor of Jewish studies, says these opening chapters of Genesis are her favorite parts of the Bible. She’s taught the Bible as literature. She could study first two chapters for months. Complete discussion video here.

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Every Man Wants To Meet Helen & Monica

From my live cam chat: RussianDragon:  hi leader RussianDragon:  what is your moral advice for me today RussianDragon:  I’d like to meet Helen and Monica RussianDragon:  is that bad? RussianDragon:  I want to discuss the Torah with them YourMoralLeader:  keep … Continue reading

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My First Time At The Los Angeles Times

A month ago, I scheduled a dinner with a childhood friend from Australia who was coming through town for a couple of days. Then I got Tony Pierce‘s invite to a blogger gathering at the LA Times. I’ve never been … Continue reading

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Helen Jupiter Working On A Travel Memoir

Five years ago, Helen flew to Russia and went on a 70 day adventure. She’s turning it into a book. She worked for Jewcy.com for 14 months. Complete discussion video here.

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Commentary Magazine Weirdness

Michael Weiss writes: As a former culture blogger for Commentary, I used to think it was creepy but also amusing that there were certain ideological constraints on what you could say in the magazine’s blog about non-ideological subjects. It was … Continue reading

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