Monthly Archives: April 2009

Is Hinduism Idol Worship?

Rabbi Gil Student writes: Avodah Zarah is loosely translated as idolatry or polytheism. I don’t know much about Hinduism but as I read Dr. Nathan Katz‘s memoirs of his journey from studying Hinduism to becoming an Orthodox Jew, I was … Continue reading

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Rabbis Kids Rock

From the New Jersey Jewish News: The sound has the screaming urgency of punk rock. The lyrics question everything. A snippet of their first recording, heard on the blog of the hip Jewish music site JDub Records, is appropriately titled … Continue reading

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When Did Date Rape Become A Crime?

Everything that my friends enjoyed doing at university is now a felony (I had CFS my whole time at UCLA and wasn’t up to any wickedness). How did this happen? When did manly hijinks with willing and not so willing … Continue reading

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Dennis Prager Vs Perez Hilton On Gay Marriage

For a guy who despises TV, Dennis Prager seems to do every bit he can on it. Why not spend that time instead developing lofty ideas for such lofty platforms as books rather than sinking to the lowest common denominator … Continue reading

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Eliot Spitzer Was Not A Nice Jewish Boy

In her new book, The Manhattan Madam: Sex, Drugs, Scandal, and Greed Inside America’s Most Successful Prostitution Ring, Kristin Davis writes about her life as a madam. Eliot Spitzer was a client from 2004 to 2006. He used the name … Continue reading

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