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Daily Archives: March 17, 2009
She Got Happier By Going To The Conference
I too usually feel happier after pushing myself to attend some conference, be it LimmudLA or something racier in Las Vegas. Gretchen Rubin writes for Slate: — Novelty and challenge boost happiness. Going to a new city, meeting a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness
Tagged gretchen rubin, Happiness, intellectual excitement, right technology, slate
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The Racism Of F. Matthias Alexander
Aussie F.M. Alexander invented the Alexander Technique, which I study for three hours a day. I was reading through his book "Man’s Supreme Inheritance" (initially published in 1910) because I heard there were some naughty bits. What a motherlode I … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Blacks, Race
Tagged Alexander Technique, alexander technique teachers, english tongue, f m alexander, f matthias alexander, ku klux klan, mental evolution, motherlode, naughty bits, physical evolution, savage animals
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Creating An Intellectual Passover Seder
Rabbi Gil Student writes: To date, three Haggadahs have been published that purport to be collections of insights of R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik: Haggadah Si’ach Ha-Gerid by his grandson, R. Yitzchak Lichtenstein; Haggadah for Passover With Commentary Based on the … Continue reading
Posted in Passover, Torah
Tagged gil student, haggadahs, passover haggadah, passover seder, rabbi joseph b soloveitchik, seder night
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What Did The Rambam Really Think About Judaism?
Joel Rich writes: [Some] SHIURIM are Pay to download: link (look under sages or author ) Dr. Kenneth Hart Green – Did Maimonides Hide What He Really Thought About Judaism? Did the Rambam purposely hide deeper intent? (Strauss) True philosophy … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged aaron rakeffet rothkoff, kenneth hart green, rabbi aaron, rabbi meir kahane, rabbi michael, rabbi mordechai
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Turning The Hirhurim Blog Into A Book
Rabbi Gil Student blogs: "Response has been extremely underwhelming. What gives? Is it the choice of material? The price? Will the few thousand of weekly visitors only read if it’s free? I’ve decided to offer a 20% discount to all … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim
Tagged arnold lustiger, book ships, dovid gottlieb, gil student, hirhurim blog, month of march, ordered copies, rabbi ari kahn, rabbi yitzchok adlerstein, rabbi yosef
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