Daily Archives: October 8, 2009

Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis – The Pride of the Jews

From a ballet gala in NYC Wednesday, oy, how good it is to be a yid! According to Wikipedia: Milena "Mila" Kunis[1] (Ukrainian: ?????? ???????? ?????, Russian: ?????? ????ο??? ?????; born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Her television … Continue reading

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‘Are You A Rabbi?’

At a succah party tonight, I ran into my yoga teacher. She has three kids who she sends to an Orthodox day school. Her four year old said to me, "You have a beard. You must be a rabbi." I … Continue reading

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Are Blogs Good For The Jews?

Rabbi Gil Student writes for The Jewish Press: It is extremely important that we all remember the laws of lashon ha’ra apply to all forms of communication. The same standards we see in newspapers should be expected from blogs, but … Continue reading

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The Spiritual Lives Of Sex Workers

Joe emails: "I had a fascinating experience on my way back from Vegas the other day. Sitting next to me was a moderately attractive very immaculately dressed young woman reading a book called “The Holy Science”, which is a nineteenth … Continue reading

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Track The Valedictorians

Jeff emails: "the idea is to write a series that tracks the valedictorians of both yula and shalhevet. to be fair you dont use their names just yula 200X or shalhevet 200X. start with 2004 bec those students should be … Continue reading

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