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Monthly Archives: May 2010
It Sucks To Be Me
All these great rabbis are marrying off their daughters. And here I am, 43 years old, almost 44, and I am still unmarried. Is it not a tradition in Jewish life to marry off the most worthy daughters to the … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged jewish life, male guests, shabbos table, tefillin, torah scholars
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Transgender Rabbinical Students Finding Equality in the Jewish World
This comes as a profound relief to me. For years I’ve worried about the lack of respect Jews show to their transgendered rabbis. You’d think the Holocaust would’ve educated us to be more sensitive. Does not our Holy Torah command … Continue reading
Posted in Homosexuality
Tagged avondale college, gender confusion, girls clothes, gum tree, luke ford, profound relief
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Fired Mashgiach Robert Frank Says He Was Told To Declare Himself Nuts
Over the past nine months, I’ve told the story of mashgiach Robert Frank who lost his job in a conflict with the Orthodox Union. After his firing, Frank and his wife found it difficult to get work as mashgiachim. After … Continue reading
Posted in Robert Frank
Tagged career counselor, metropolitan council, Orthodox Union, social welfare agency, tuesday morning, unemployment benefits
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‘Constructive Awareness: Alexander Technique and the Spiritual Quest’
I picked up this book and I did not expect much. On the back cover, it reads: “Daniel McGowan has personally introduced more than 7,000 people in the U.S. and Europe to Alexander Technique since 1983.” That kind of talk … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique
Tagged Alexander Technique, body tension, christian upbringing, daniel mcgowan, muscle tension, prose style, spiritual quest, straitjacket
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