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Daily Archives: August 2, 2010
Excuse Me If I Don’t Feel Sorry For Those Whose Jobless Benefits Have Run Out
I can’t believe some people collected 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. Sweet! I’m self-employed. There’s no bailout nation for me. I have to make my own way in the world. So I don’t feel sorry for those whose generous nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bailout, jobless benefits, pigs, public trough, unemployment benefits
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Will Bnai David-Judea Follow Suit?
Bnai David is the most liberal Orthodox shul on the West Coast. I wonder if it will copy these developments in New York? My yetzer hara says: “Do you remember Lamelle from when she was at Bnai David? She has … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Modern Orthodox
Tagged hebrew institute of riverdale, kabbalat shabbat, mail letter, orthodox shul, orthodox synagogues, rabbi avi weiss
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What Must A Goy Do To Be Saved?
This week’s Torah portion is Re’eh: Re’eh, Reeh, R’eih, or Ree (ראה — Hebrew for “see,” the first word in the parshah) is the 47th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged book of deuteronomy, centralized place, old addage, parshah, profound meditation, sabbatical year, torah reading, walk down the aisle, weekly torah portion
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New Valley Village Shul
Joe emails: This is the new (well, it is more than a year old) quasi black hat shul in the valley for those valley-ites who wish they could be in La Brea but cannot afford the cost of a house … Continue reading
Posted in Synagogue
Tagged black hat, cognitive dissonance, fart jokes, ordination of women, orthodox shul, prayer group, same sex relationships, stark contrast, village shul
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