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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Abuse At Yeshiva Of Spring Valley?
I first reported on this in 2008. A rabbi was fired after accusations he sexually abused second grade kids. Here’s a July 15, 2010 letter from Hylton I. Lightman, M.D., David Pelcovitz, Ph.D. and Melvin Sinowitz Ph.D. sent to the … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged bais, collateral damage, monsey new york, orzel, rabbi yehuda, Yeshiva
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Should We Have A Mosque Next To Ground Zero?
Dennis Prager writes in the Jewish Journal: Most Americans believe that a $100 million Islamic center two blocks from the place thousands of Americans were incinerated by 19 Muslims acting in the name of Islam is not right. Proponents make … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Islam
Tagged Dennis Prager, islamic center and mosque, islamic terror, muslim countries, muslim world, palestinian muslims
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30G Modern Orthodox Girl Sells Out Sabbath In Two Seconds
I fear that Modern Orthodoxy is in trouble. This girl Esther Petrack with the 30G chest was willing to show it off on national TV and then gives up the Sabbath to be a model. I wonder if I could … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox
Tagged 34d, Benyamin Cohen, enormous breasts, huffington post, jewish girl, magazine writer, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, queen esther, sabbath observance, seeming inability, taking a turn
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LA By Race
From LAOBserved.com: This graphic posted to Flickr by Eric Fischer maps Los Angeles County’s racial and ethnic diversity, using data from the 2000 census. Each dot represents 25 people. Color code: red is white, blue is black, green is Asian, … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged census data, eric fischer, ethnic distribution, ethnic diversity, maps los angeles
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My Beard Bothers The World
In February 2008, I read an essay in Commentary magazine by the clean-shaven Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik on the role of the beard in Judaism. It laid out the reasons for why the beard (as opposed to the clean-shaven look) was … Continue reading →