Monthly Archives: October 2009

Controlling Illegal Immigration

CIS.org writes: WASHINGTON (October 27, 2009) – The 287(g) program was created by Congress in 1996 to enhance cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. The Obama administration has imposed new rules for the 287(g) program that unduly … Continue reading

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Queers With AIDS

Jeff Pearlman has an article in the November 2009 issue of Penthouse about former pitcher John Rocker. Pearlman wrote the original article ten years ago in Sports Illustrated that ended Rocker’s career. It made me reflect on the difference between … Continue reading

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Rabbi Nachum Shifren’s Message For Black America

Rabbi Shifren (RabbiForSenate.com) emails: It is clear that unless each of us realizes that if one of our citizens is being disadvantaged in this war for the transformation of our culture, then we all are losers. I can’t help but … Continue reading

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Nimrod Was A Charismatic Black Man Who Said ‘Yes, We Can!’

I heard an interesting dvar Torah the other day about the parsha of Noach. The speaker pointed out that Nimrod united the world through his brilliant oratory. He was deserving of a Nobel peace prize. He wanted to create socialist … Continue reading

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Synagogue Website Reviews

Joe emails: I have a deviant fascination (is there any other kind?) with monitoring synagogue websites. Some are quite useful. More important than the content is the theme of the site and what it tells you about the shul. WWW.YICC.ORG … Continue reading

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