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Daily Archives: May 26, 2010
Very Rabbinic
I sent an Orthodox Jewish friend a link to my appearance on a Sabbath panel at Loma Linda University ten days ago. “You looked very rabbinic,” she said. “From the way you sat to the way you spoke, you seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Loma Linda, Personal, Rabbis
Tagged grasp, jewish friend, loma linda university, rabbi, Sabbath
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Arguments For Staying Faithful To Your Wife
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager gave advice to men on how to stay faithful. “If you have an affair, you’re hiding something from your wife. The more you hide from your spouse, the less close you are. The … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Dennis Prager, Marriage, Sex
Tagged adrenalin rush, Dennis Prager, Infidelity, male friends, sexual excitement, sexual variety
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Widow To Get Torahs Back
Background on this dispute. Jeff emails: Luke: Last April, you blogged about the Mishan Israel/Pauker fight over the Torahs. Just as an FYI, the RCC Bet Din heard the case again and issued a second ruling in Pauker’s favor, demanding … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana, RCC
Tagged bet, civil judgment, fyi, israel congregation, ohana, pauker, rabbinical council of california, torah scroll, torah scrolls
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Make Heather Pink’s Dreams Come True
Click here for her Amazon.com wish list. I met Heather Pink and her boyfriend Andrew Parker in Tampa Bay between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur of 2005. We were at the “Tampa Show”, an informal gathering of Shakespeare scholars. I … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Personal, Pornography
Tagged Brandeis University, noel ashman, real estate investor, reform synagogue, rosh hashanah and yom kippur, shakespeare scholars
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Stalking Sarah Palin
I find that Slate.com’s Jack Shafer often articulates my inchoate instincts about journalism. I only have vague feelings about a lot of issues until Jack Shafer spells things out for me. I’m often accused of obsession in my blogging. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged female journalists, immersion journalism, jack shafer, journalistic investigation, Sarah Palin, skywriting
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