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Monthly Archives: April 2009
AIG Bonuses
Rabbi Gil Student writes: "R. Dr. Asher Meir published an article from two weeks about an AIG executive’s Op-Ed in the NY Times in which he announced his resignation (Op-Ed in NYT, Asher Meir). Dr. Meir calls the letter "a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged congressional outrage, de santis, gil student, nyt, public outrage, quot quot
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New Torah Lectures
Joel Rich writes (my favorites are anything by Marc B. Shapiro): Dr. Ya’akov Elman – Historical Context & Background of the Talmud: link Understanding history helps you understand Talmud. There are assumptions that “everyone knows” at the time but later … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged dynamic tension, Marc B. Shapiro, norman lamm, rosh hayeshiva, seeming contradiction, sefirat haomer
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Will Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Do Anything For Publicity?
The Jewish Journal takes a snide shot at Rabbi Boteach in its Calendar section selection for April 28: "…an Orthodox rabbi whose self-proclaimed Eleventh Commandment is ‘Thou Shalt do anything for publicity and recognition’…" Here’s the 1996 article that pioneered … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Shmuley Boteach
Tagged love quot, national fatherhood initiative, orthodox rabbi, patti stanger, rabbi boteach, relationship book, roland warren, section selection, Yoav Botach
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Ten Pretty Young Women Ministered To Me
I was a specimen this afternoon at an acupuncture college. Ten students — all female — asked me questions about my every ache and pain as well as my views on Alexander Technique and Kundalini Yoga. It was the greatest … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Personal
Tagged acupuncture college, Alexander Technique, asian student, glutton, king of the world, male doctor
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This Week’s Torah Portion Tazria-Metzora 5769
Steve Brizel writes: Yom HaShoah R. Aharon Lichtenstein reminds and exhorts us to respond , but not to offer theodicy-based explanations for the Holocaust: link R. Tamir Granot explores various hashkafic perspectives on anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: link R. Hershel … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged aharon lichtenstein, berel wein, bris milah, jonathan sacks, observant jew, shlomo riskin
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