Monthly Archives: September 2009

Ask Forgiveness Face-To-Face

From the Detroit Free Press: The Jewish high holidays — which end today on Yom Kippur — are a time when many are called upon to repent and seek forgiveness from others. But in a world where the Internet has … Continue reading

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Dallas Cowboys Announcer Honors Yom Kippur

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Around here, football is a religion ? at times the only religion that matters. With its own codes and customs, its power to lift and to humble, football ? especially Cowboys football ? can be … Continue reading

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Cock Flavoured Soup

A friend emails: "I saw this soup mix in Shop Rite yesterday–if it hadn’t been erev yom kippur, and in a Jewish neighborhood where maaris eyin is a problem, I would have grabbed some."

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Yisroel Pensack: Imagine The Difference — If They Had All Just First Taken The Time To Read This Book

I wonder if this book and these three articles will now become required reading for animal lab technicians and researchers at Yale University and graduate students at Columbia University.

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Yisroel Pensack: The New York Times Shows Uncanny Timing With Sunday Travel Story On Mountain Climbing In The Himalayas

"It was 4 a.m. in mid-November, and I was stretching in a lodge in Thorong Phedi, Nepal, at 14,500 feet, trying to pump warmth back into my body and get rid of a throbbing headache brought on by dehydration and … Continue reading

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