Daily Archives: July 5, 2009

Can You Betroth A Woman Through A Messenger?

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Luke Ford

If the messenger has sex with your bride. Is that a valid Jewish marriage? Ask your rebbe that. That’s what Dr. Marc B. Shapiro advises Jewish teenagers. If the rebbe gets flustered and angry at the question, then he’s not … Continue reading →

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New York Times Reviews Two New Books On The Mortgage Crisis

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Luke Ford

One guy who signed on for a mortgage he could not handle was a New York Times economics writer. His new book is called BUSTED. Alyssa Katz has published, Our Lot: How Real Estate Has Come To Own Us. Katz … Continue reading →

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Closing Time by Joe Queenan

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Luke Ford

Queenan writes in his memoir that his writing career took off when he quit drinking. His second "My Turn" column for Newsweek "was an all-out assault on alcoholics in general and my father in particular. It recounted the beatings, the … Continue reading →

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The Housing Boom

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Luke Ford

Check out the book on Amazon.com. Economist Thomas Sowell appeared on Dennis Prager’s radio show May 27: Tom: If the results weren’t so serious, all this would make a great Gilbert & Sullivan musical, with all the mutually contradictory statements … Continue reading →

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