Daily Archives: June 4, 2009

ATID Weed

I was having a gentle morning conversation when suddenly the woman said, "How old is the world?" Wow. "About five billion years," I said. "I think that’s the scientific consensus." "But what about the Torah?" "I don’t take the first … Continue reading

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Equality Is A Goyisha Value

Rabbi Gil Student writes: Jewish law has Jews treat other Jews in a somewhat more favorable fashion, e.g. forbidding a Jew to charge interest on a loan to another Jew but permitting him to do it on a loan to … Continue reading

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A New Modern Orthodox Blog

About a year ago, I said to Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, "When are you getting your own blog?" He seemed pretty overwhelmed at the time and I did not expect him to post one any time soon. I got an email … Continue reading

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David Carradine Dies

I had a long interview with David Carradine Oct. 29, 2007. He said it was the best of his life. I later found out by someone who worked with him that he was a drunk and a wild man. New … Continue reading

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