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Monthly Archives: January 2009
New York Feels The Recession
Chaim Amalek emails: “For the first time since I moved here years ago, I am seeing more and more the signs of real economic downturn in NYC – empty stores, stores closing shop suddenly, including some huge huge retailers like … Continue reading
Posted in New York
Tagged circuit city, economic downturn, loose money, recession, virgin records
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Dennis Prager’s Favorite Rock Group
He was asked this (a rock group during the 1970s and early 1980s to be exact) during the third hour of his radio show Friday. He said "ABBA", because he associated them with happy music and he generally prefers happy … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Music
Tagged abba, bush presidency, daniel henninger, Dennis Prager, eighth grade, favorite group, favorite rock group, global war on terror, happy music, scooter libby
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How Are You?
There are just a few minutes before Shabbat. I don’t have much spare time these days. Alexander Technique, acupuncture, yoga, therapy and commuting between these places take up about 40 hours a week. It doesn’t leave me much time to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, moral leader, moral obligations, time drive, voracious appetites, yoga therapy
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Congregation Mogen David Still Kicking
The shul has a building and a fat bank account but few members. Gabe Elias, who says he is an ordained Orthodox rabbi, has been running the place since getting rid of Rabbi Jonathan Muskat in 2003. Around 2006, about … Continue reading
Posted in Gabe Elias, Mogen David
Tagged Ashkenazim, kiddish, orthodox rabbi, rabbi elazar, Sephardim, shul
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Judaism & Yoga
I’ve been having a hard time of late reconciling Judaism with yoga. In particular, the teachings of Guru Singh with Judaism. I have a hard time putting my hands in prayer position because that reminds me of Christianity. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, R. Shlomo Carlebach, Yoga
Tagged dirty jew, hard time, image of god, impossible time, Judaism, paintings and drawings, prayer position, shlomo carlebach, yoga west, yogi bhajan
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