Monthly Archives: November 2010

Burning The Koran

A friend messages me: Just changed my status to “Just downloaded a copy of the quran. Anyone want me to burn them a copy?” Forgot some guy who I paid cash up front to for a load of clothes is … Continue reading

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Luke and Rabbs: Fun with gynecology

Greg Leake emails about our latest Torah talk: Hi Luke, Let me send you my very best hopes for a completely uneventful surgery and the quickest possible recovery. I’m assuming with the volume of nose jobs in California your surgical … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: 2 Years after Mumbai Massacre, Chabad and Slain Rabbi’s Parents Battle in Court

The Chabad-Lubavitch movement thrives on favorable publicity, but this story on The New York Times homepage doesn’t qualify as that: MUMBAI, India — Days ahead of the second anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack on this bustling city, a Jewish center … Continue reading

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The Jewish Supremacist

I’m surprised at the number of my Orthodox friends who used to roll with Rabbi Meir Kahane. I’ve always thought of R. Meir Kahane as an extremist but Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles that I’ve met seem split 50/50 on … Continue reading

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TSA Scans & Gropes

Most Americans favor the new scanning and pat-downs in airports, but people who are OK with it have little incentive to speak out. So we only hear from the whining minority. On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “The … Continue reading

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