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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Rita Pauker Vs. Rabbi Samuel Ohana
Here’s my Feb. 23, 2009 report on this dispute over four Torah scrolls. The Jewish Journal reported April 15, 2009: North Hollywood widow Rita Pauker plans to appeal a recent L.A. Superior Court decision that would bar her from reclaiming … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avrohom Union, R. Samuel Ohana, Rabbis, RCC
Tagged los angeles daily news, orthodox synagogue, scott sobel, sifrei torah, superior court judge, torah scrolls
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What Is Political Correctness?
Dennis Prager said on his show in February: Political correctness is entirely a matter of truths that can’t be said because they’re painful. Political correctness is the inability to state certain truths because they may offend or cause pain to … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Politics
Tagged bigot, Dennis Prager, differences between men and women, generalization, what is political correctness
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Nobody Cares About The Accomplishments Of Your Kids
Nobody but you the parents and the grandparents. The rest of us do not care. Bumperstickers are trashy. Bumperstickers advertising that your kids are on an honor roll are obnoxious. Bumperstickers advertising that your kids have good attendance at their … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager
Tagged bumper stickers, bumperstickers, car bumper, Dennis Prager, martin luther king, patriotic statement, quot quot
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Gran Torino
David Deutsch emails: Wasn’t it an awesome movie? I love the way it’s totally unapologetic about Eastwood’s character, and that there’s really no character growth. Essentially, he’s still the same racist misanthrope at the end, just one who’s extended the … Continue reading
Posted in David Deutsch
Tagged character growth, clint eastwood, David Deutsch, gran torino, granddaughter, misanthrope
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Lithuanian Jews Didn’t Wear Their Tzitzit Out
Rabbi Gil Student posts: The Jewish Press had a review a few weeks ago of Minhagei Lita: Customs of Lithuanian Jewry by R. Menachem Mendel Poliakoff. In the book, the author discusses the customs he observed in Lithuania in the … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim
Tagged chafetz chaim, gil student, lithuanian jews, magen avraham, menachem mendel, poliakoff
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