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Daily Archives: December 30, 2008
The Trillion Dollar Meltdown
Remember the Spring of 2007? Everything was great with the economy. Consumer spending was strong. The credit markets looked strong. Sure, the real estate bubble had burst. I am reading this 2008 book by Charles Morris, "The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged ben bernanke, citigroup cfo, collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, global gdp, hank paulson
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Holy Dazed
Steven I. Weiss writes: You can learn some really fascinating things when interviewing celebrities, comedians and New York media types about their Judaism. Holy Dazed, our series that combines these interviews into humorous vignettes, was just supposed to be funny, … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Channel
Tagged george clooney, humorous vignettes, jewish heritage, jewish traditions, massive investments, page six
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Tough Love From Amalek
Chaim Amalek emails: The art work is nice. She’s talented AND pretty. The paintings signal the world that this is a woman of many charms and talents. But you, Luke, are a middle aged man living in obscurity on the … Continue reading
Posted in Chaim Amalek, Orit Arfa
Tagged attentions, chum, forties, jewish religion, langerado, Matisyahu, middle aged man, physical charms, shema, tough love
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President Bush & The Jews
Jay D. Homnick writes: In this spirit, it is appropriate for us to take a moment to publicize the outstanding respect shown by the President and Laura Bush to traditional Jews and their practices throughout his administration. One historic example … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged adult education programs, jewish attendees, rabbi teitelbaum, silver spring maryland, torah class, yeshiva of greater washington
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