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Daily Archives: November 1, 2009
The David Rubin Indictment
Click here for the .pdf. I hear: The question that might be asked how will Yavneh do financially with its biggest benefactor busy with the indictment? Will there be fallout to any of the places David Rubin supported or individuals … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin, Spinka
Tagged benefactor, blow out, David Rubin, indictment, Spinka
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Kosher Cookies
In a class this past week in which I am the only guy, a non-Jewish woman baked cookies. As she was leaving the house, she thought, hmm, Luke is kosher. He won’t be able to eat these. So she stopped … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bad cholesterol, blood sugar level, good cholesterol, kosher bakery, living my life, pre diabetes
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California’s High Tax, High Benefit Package Not Working
From the Los Angeles Times: Overall, the Census Bureau’s latest data show that state and local government expenditures for all purposes in 2005-06 were 46.8% higher in California than in Texas: $10,070 per person compared with $6,858. Only three states … Continue reading
Posted in California
Tagged government expenditures, government outlays, haul trucks, internal migration, migration patterns, state and local governments
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Are Young American Jews Selfish?
Ari Hart, a rabbinics student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, writes in the Jerusalem Post: In his recent column in The Jerusalem Post Magazine ("The I’s have it," October 16), Daniel Gordis informs us that out of all the challenges facing … Continue reading
Posted in R. Daniel Gordis
Tagged american jews, community norms, daniel gordis, jerusalem post, selfish behavior, yeshivat chovevei torah
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