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Monthly Archives: April 2009
The Streits Matza Controversy
David Deutsch writes for Heeb Magazine’s blog Jewdar: Let’s first of all get some conflict of interest issues out of the way: Yes, Streit’s has been a longtime advertiser in Heeb. And yes, Heeb‘s own associate director of business David … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Rabbis
Tagged rabbi moshe, rabbinical council of america, soloveichik, streits matzo, vaad harabonim, Young Israel
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Checking My Investment Portfolio
I check mine obsessively, always weighing up my number of mitzvos and comparing them to my number of averas. At the moment, these two sides of the ledger are dead even. Rabbi Gil Student writes: Some people are tempted to … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged financial responsibilities, gil student, relevant advice, shmuel, silver coin, stock portfolio
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Helping Homosexuals Overcome Their Homo Urges
JONAH WRITES: JONAH’s success rate, for those who spend at least 2 years committed to our comprehensive program of private and group therapy, as well as mens experiential weekends, Shabbatons, etc., shows that 2/3’s of our participants either move comfortably … Continue reading
Posted in Homosexuality
Tagged arthur goldberg, gay gene, groundbreaking book, jewish press, population studies, same sex attraction
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The Talmudic Encylopedia Head Dead At 96
(IsraelNN.com) Rabbi Yehoshua Hutner, the long-time Director of the monumental Talmudic Encyclopedia project, passed away early Monday morning at the age of 96. Born in Warsaw in 1913, the deceased was the scion of rabbinical families in Europe. Even his … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged early monday morning, jewish medical ethics, kol nidrei prayer, rabbi meir, rabbi shlomo, rabbi yehoshua
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Is There Anything Morally Special About English?
I email Stephen Steinlight: "Do you think there’s anything about the English language that helps create a good society or is it entirely coincidental that all English-speaking societies are pretty good places?" Dr. Steinlight responds: Luke: Of course English-speaking societies … Continue reading
Posted in English, Immigration, Stephen Steinlight
Tagged english civil war, historical causation, liberal reform, political violence, social contract theory, wars of religion
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