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Daily Archives: February 1, 2009
Shane Warne The Musical II
I sat next to an Aussie in shul on Shabbos. He’s seen "Shane Warne The Musical." He said it was shmutzy. "What do you expect?" I said. He said he was at a breakfast a few years ago where Shane … Continue reading
Posted in Australia
Tagged propriety, seven wickets, shabbos, shane warne, shul
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Without His Mistress Margaret, There Would’ve Been No Great Naipaul Novels After 1970
Was Naipaul’s great writing worth the sin of his passionate illicit relationship with Margaret of Argentina? Perhaps what I need to spark my writing is a good affair. Such a shame I am so moral, so corralled by the Holy … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Literature, V S Naipaul
Tagged Adultery, carnal desires, catherine watson, fantasy life, friend marisa, holy torah, illicit relationship, mistress, patrick french, quot, thomas hardy, V S Naipaul, vidia
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Why Didn’t Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Make The Cut At Beth Jacob?
Because he did not apply. Rabbi Korobkin was the runner-up to Steven Weil in the 2000 search for a successor to Abner Weiss. He did not throw his hat in the ring this go round. By temperament, Rabbi Korobkin is … Continue reading
Posted in Daniel Korobkin, Modern Orthodox
Tagged Abner Weiss, Beth Jacob, elazar, orthodox jew, orthodox rabbis, rabbi daniel
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What’s The Latest On Peter Lowy?
The Jewish Journal hasn’t touched this story, but one of LA’s richest Jews (chair of the board of American Jewish University) is apparently a major tax cheat. Joe emails: What’s the latest with this? With the recent pressure UBS is … Continue reading
Posted in Peter Lowy
Tagged american jewish, depositors, frank lowy, Jewish Journal, jewish university, liechtenstein foundation, lowy, senator carl levin, senator levin, us senate committee, westfield group
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Will New York Return To The Bad Ol’ Days?
Chaim Amalek emails: New Yorkers are always looking for signs of returns to the bad old days. In its favor is the demographic transformation wrought by the last few decades, a transformation from criminals to law abiding people that will … Continue reading
Posted in Chaim Amalek, New York
Tagged eighties, fifties, knock on wood, ol days, reversal of fortune, violent crime
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