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Daily Archives: June 6, 2010
I’ll Never Forget Her Tears
* There was this girl in fifth grade (Avondale College Primary School) who liked me. I couldn’t stand it so I tortured her. I used to leave tacks on her chair. When she sat down, she’d scream and start crying. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged avondale college, bed of nails, biology class, chronic fatigue syndrome, deliberate cruelty, orthodox shul, political science class, sierra community college, smart ass remarks, yetzer hara
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Middlemarch by George Eliot
I’m near the end of this novel. A few weeks ago, I saw the BBC miniseries. I’m struck by the shunning delivered to one of the major characters in the novel when it is discovered that he came by his … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Orthodoxy
Tagged bbc miniseries, george eliot, middlemarch, moral flexibility, moral standards, orthodox judaism, reading middlemarch, tanach
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Live streaming interview with Rabbi Rabbs Wednesday 4:30 PM PST
Watch a live streaming interview with Rabbi Rabbs, hosted by frummy Jewish journalist Luke Ford. Tune in to http://lukeford.net/ starting some time after 4:30 pm PDT (7:30 pm for those in the NY/NJ area) on this coming Wednesday. The interview … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs
Tagged controversial essays, jewish time, luke ford, prime time tv, rabbs, tv comedy
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My First Experience Of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
1:20 p.m. I change my shirt to the long-sleeved grey one. Then on with the blue jeans. I slop on some sun screen. I rub it all over my face and then around the back of my neck. Am I … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Am, Israel, Personal, Psychology, R. Adam Kligfeld
Tagged Alexander Technique, cognitive behavioral therapy, horah, linda trip, luke ford, rabbi adam
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