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Monthly Archives: March 2009
A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Relapse
My CFS makes the outside world a frequently scary place because I am just not strong enough, much of the time, to tackle it. Despite all my yoga and Alexander Technique and healthy eating and meditation and therapy, I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in CFS, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, chronic fatigue syndrome, hovel, relapses, scary place, side mirror
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Am I African-American?
Boss calls. "Are you going to make calls tonight?" Luke: "Yeah." Boss: "I need to know. Are you going to make the calls?" Luke: "Yeah." Boss: "Did you have a stroke? Where’s the enthusiasm in your voice? You have to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged american boss, american work ethic, inner city kids, melatonin, public school system
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Union for Traditional Judaism Holds Conference On Child Abuse
Here’s the press release: Reports are on the rise concerning incest and child abuse in yeshivas and days schools. Many deny it’s a problem. We strongly disagree. The Union for Traditional Judaism (UTJ) is hosting a special “awareness” program featuring … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Dating, Marc Gafni, Orthodoxy, Sex
Tagged civil lawsuits, Gafni, rabbi joseph telushkin, sexual predator, traditional judaism, utj, YCT
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Jewish Life In Europe
From The Jerusalem Post: Widespread assimilation is the greatest threat to Jewish existence in Europe, the continent’s top rabbis concluded at their meeting in Paris last week, calling for a return to traditional Jewish family values and major rabbinical intervention. … Continue reading
Posted in Jews
Tagged chief rabbis, european jewish congress, kosher slaughter, shlomo amar, traditional jewish family, yona metzger
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Torah ownership dispute goes to Superior Court in Los Angeles
I covered this story two weeks ago. Duke Helfand writes in today’s Los Angeles Times: A rancorous legal fight over the rightful ownership of four Torahs has spilled from religious to civil courts in Los Angeles, with the widow of … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged assistant rabbi, duke helfand, orthodox rabbi, public brawl, rabbi michael, superior court judge
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