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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Why Haven’t Religious Groups Demanded James Bond Stop Having Pre-Marital Sex?
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager noted that anti-smoking groups demanded James Bond not smoke cigars. Why haven’t religious groups demanded James Bond stop womanizing? Dennis said that religious groups are generally less kill-joy than the anti-smoking crowd and … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager
Tagged corporate environment, Dennis Prager, pre marital sex, sexual harassment, smoke cigars, tight sweater
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Stand And Deliver Torah Style
How come there’s all this hoopla about Hispanic math teacher Jaime Escalante (hero of the film Stand and Deliver) and yet we never remember Feivel Himmelfarb, a math teacher in New York in the late 19th century who inspired a … Continue reading
Posted in Satire
Tagged ap calculus, jaime escalante, jewish students, math teacher, stand and deliver
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Does David Rubin Have Enemies In Orthodox Life?
Often when an Orthodox Jew falls from grace, it is easy to see his enemies rejoicing. Orthodox Jewish life is close. We know each other pretty well. We have feuds. And when people fall, there is often rejoicing. I have … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin, Don Etra
Tagged David Rubin, ehud olmert, keynote speaker, orthodox jew, orthodox jewish life, scholarship banquet
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A Teachable Moment
Slate.com presents the case for government regulation: The 2004 outbreak investigated by the CDC was attributed to this route of transmission, demonstrating that screening itself, even if carried out diligently
Posted in Pornography
Tagged bad buffet, buffet food, cool guys, little luck, smoking cigarettes, teachable moment
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Chosen For A Mission
I talked to this bloke in Israel today. He was raised secular and then became chareidi (ultra-Orthodox Jew) for about 25 years (from approximately 1973 to 1998) and then became a nowhere man, neither secular nor religious. His story reminds … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Orthodoxy
Tagged driven leaf, eastern religions, kitzur shulchan aruch, milton steinberg, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism
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