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Monthly Archives: September 2010
The Marxist Vs. The Witch
From DennisPrager.com: H1: Witchcraft Prager H1: The media is all in a tizzy because Christine O’Donnell, Senate candidate for Delaware, told Bill Mahr 11 years ago that said she “dabbled in witchcraft.” Her opponent is still dabbling in Marxism (he’s … Continue reading
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Tagged benedict xvi, bill mahr, harvard faculty, newt gingrich, Sarah Palin, senate candidate
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Did Rabbi Avi Weiss Invent Women Saying Kaddish?
Kaddish is the memorial prayer traditionally said only by men. Left-wing Modern Orthodox shuls allow women to say kaddish, while right-wing Modern Orthodox shuls usually don’t allow women to say this prayer publicly. I’m listening to a Torah in Motion … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Torah
Tagged Marc B. Shapiro, ovadia yosef, professor shapiro, rabbi avi weiss, rabbi eliezer, reb moshe
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The Best Doctor In America
I’m listening to a 2009 lecture by Dennis Prager — “Why Have Our Universities Gone Wrong?” Dennis says: “Did you choose anyone in your life based on what college they went to?” “If somebody says to you, and this is … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Jews
Tagged best doctor, best doctors, Dennis Prager, endocrinologist, gentile, jewish history, middle east conflict
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God Is Not One II
I’ve joined the discussion at Spectrum magazine about Stephen Prothero’s new book on world religions: David, Stephen Prothero’s book is not prescriptive as much as descriptive. He says nothing about learning from other religions. I do not think “learning from … Continue reading
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Tagged comparative religions, history of religions, mircea eliade, prosaic tasks, spectrum magazine, stephen prothero, strange beliefs, world religions
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Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History
Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro‘s book is due out in 2011. I can’t wait.
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