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Daily Archives: March 12, 2009
Happiness Myths
Gretchen Rubin writes for Slate.com: Happiness Myth No. 9: Spending some time alone will make you feel better. Wrong. Although it can be tempting to take a “personal day” when you’re feeling blue or to isolate yourself until you feel … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness
Tagged doing housework, gretchen rubin, hovel, mdash, personal day, unhappiness
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NYT Columnist Roger Cohen Live At Sinai Temple In Westwood
The Jewish Journal is streaming this event live. The quality of the stream is excellent. Roger Cohen says the Iranian regime is pragmatic. They don’t plan to do anything nasty. They’re growing into a responsible power. Don’t demonize those who … Continue reading
Posted in Sinai Temple
Tagged conventional wisdom, Dennis Prager, iranian regime, jewish issue, Jewish Journal, nyt, Roger Cohen, Sinai Temple
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‘Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis’
This is an excellent new book on the mortgage and credit meltdown. The authors get inside the lives of the leading characters in the mortgage meltdown and explain what makes them tick and what makes their business work (or fail). … Continue reading
Posted in Daniel Arnall, Economics, Roland Arnall
Tagged credit crisis, long beach mortgage, mortgage meltdown, orthodox jew, rabbi abner weiss, Roland Arnall
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Hasidic Rabbi Convicted Of Molesting His Daughter
The New York Daily News reports: A Hasidic rabbi who defended himself against charges of molesting his daughter over a seven-year period was convicted on all counts Wednesday by a jury in Brooklyn Federal Court. The victim, now 27, was … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Hasidim
Tagged brooklyn federal court, hasidic rabbi, john gleeson, new york daily news, sex crimes, u s marshals
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Divorce Protest In Los Angeles
Rebecca Spence writes for the Forward: Los Angeles — On the day known as Ta’anit Esther — when observant Jews fast before Purim — more than 150 members of Los Angeles’s close-knit Orthodox community gathered for a protest rally outside … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, Divorce, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, R. Steven Weil, R. Yosef Kanefsky
Tagged chained women, jewish divorce, orthodox community, protest rally, rebecca spence, thorny subject
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