Daily Archives: September 21, 2010

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

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I Review The Rabbi Rabbs Book Of Woe

Watch the whole thing: Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke and Rabbs, I’m astonished. Rabbi Rabbs, I had no idea that you were struggling with so many psychological and spiritual challenges every single day. Previously, when I would hear you say … Continue reading

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Immigration News

From CIS.org: 1. Amnesty Inroads Among Evangelicals (Memorandum) 2. Jon Feere discusses birthright citizenship (Video) 3. Menendez Wants CIR During Lame Duck Session (Blog) 4. A National Immigration Auction, Part III: Predictably Bad Consequences (Blog) 5. Farfetched? Does Illegal Immigration … Continue reading

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