Monthly Archives: December 2010

Jewish News

TorahMusings.com reports: ▪ Secular Judaism and its discontents ▪ NY Times’ appalling article about the breakdown of two marriages ▪ New ethical kosher mark to be tested in January ▪ Who should replace Jonathan Sacks as chief rabbi? ▪ Eating … Continue reading

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Online Theology Schools

Timothy Venture writes: An education in theology can end in anything from an Associates Degree to a Bachelors Degree to a Masters Degree to a Doctorate. So, in other words, this field of study is basically the same as any … Continue reading

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I Can’t Do Celibate Pose!

I began yoga in January 2009. I went all-out. And within two months, I’d done a lot of damage to myself, some of it permanent and irreparable. Once you stretch ligaments, they don’t unstretch. Some of the damage was repaired … Continue reading

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The Tea Party Killed The DREAM Act

Without the surge of the Tea Party, a massive welcoming of illegal immigration would’ve passed the Democratic-controlled Congress in a lame duck session and would’ve been signed by President Obama. Republican moderates are soft on illegal immigration but the conservative … Continue reading

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LAT: ‘Two down: Obama ends first half of term with big victories’

The Los Angeles Times says: “President Obama chalks up victories on taxes and ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ as the first half of his presidential term ends. He’s getting a fresh look from voters as engaged and involved — a deal … Continue reading

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