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Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Orthodox Rabbis Of Los Angeles
Andy* emails me: Dear Luke: I have sent to you a thank you note over the years but I never told you why. I went through hell in LA when the rabbis there mainly of chabad but also agudah and … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Orthodoxy
Tagged agudah, beverly hills high school, breslov, kitzur shulchan aruch, orthodox rabbis, talmudic scholar
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Lightning Flashes Of Insight
Most of the time, I am content to live in my delusions. I see myself as the hero of my story. I think of myself as a great writer. I’m convinced that I am an artist, that I have keen … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, financial destiny, keen insights, lightning flashes, long periods, men with guns
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The Bad Jew: Port of Call – LimmudLA Post-Pesach Fun Night
I remember from acting class 16 years ago, no matter what role I had, I always played it like a serial killer (according to the rest of the class, this was not my self-image). From my new favorite movie, The … Continue reading
Posted in Limmud, Personal
Tagged acting class, bad lieutenant, good wife, mcdonagh, mobster, o clock, port of call, port of call new orleans, schwantz
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Delusions About Nixon & Watergate
Veteran journalist Alex Ben Block writes about his experience as a reborn and unrepentant journalist: “The great engine of investigative reporting, the independence that made Watergate a counter to Nixon’s Nazis, has stalled.” First of all, the comparison of Richard … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged bob woodward, bob woodward and carl bernstein, carl bernstein, down by law, richard nixon, veteran journalist
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Hatred Of Americans
I’ve never suffered from Jew-hatred in the United States, but I constantly meet online Europeans who loathe Jews and Americans. It would never occur to me upon meeting somebody obnoxious or shallow to attribute their bad traits to their race … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, America, Europe, Literature, Personal, V S Naipaul
Tagged achievment, jew hatred, patrick french, s books, uppsala sweden, V S Naipaul
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