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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Modern Orthodox Feminism
In his fourth lecture on Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Hazan (19th Century rabbi in Rome) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: A lot of the Modern Orthodox feminists want to update things even in the Torah. They’ll say … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged judith hauptman, Marc B. Shapiro, marc shapiro, rabbi yisrael, talmud scholar, torah in motion
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Ahead Of Time – The Life Of Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber was the youngest person to earn a PhD, at age 20 in 1931 (and as an American in Germany no less!). She was also the first journalist to explore the Soviet Arctic at age 24. A participant in … Continue reading
Posted in Jews
Tagged gender boundaries, jewish refugees, new york herald tribune, president harry truman, rise of nazism, ruth gruber
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Drug Cartel Travel Methods
From CIS.org: WASHINGTON (September 28, 2010) – Today the Center for Immigration Studies released the third film in a series, “Hidden Cameras on the Arizona Border 3: A Day in the Life of a Drug Smuggler,” at an event hosted … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged coronado national forest, director janice, drug mules, drug smuggler, illicit drug trade, janice kephart
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If Not Now, When?
From DennisPrager.com: Joseph Telushkin on Hillel Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:27 PM Dennis talks to his good friend and co author, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin about his important new book, Hillel: If Not Now, When? … Continue reading
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My Name Is Asher Lev
I discuss this novel with Monica, an English Literature professor. We were prompted with these questions by another English Lit professor — a Christian — who’s teaching the book to her class: 1. Early on in My Name Is Asher … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
Tagged asher lev, chaim potok, jewish soul, lit professor, literature professor, tractate sanhedrin
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