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Daily Archives: May 11, 2011
I Fear Life Is Passing Me By
As I was blogging away tonight with my thoughts on the movie Casino Jack, I got a text asking: “Are you at the BINA event?” I didn’t even know there was a BINA event tonight. I love BINA events. Everything … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, cold showers, israeli independence, john denver, s song
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Unbroken By Laura Hillebrand
I’m finishing up this new book about a WWII prisoner of the Japanese and it reminds me that Japan was every bit the moral equal of the Nazis. Unlike Germany, however, Japan has not come to grips with its savagery. … Continue reading
Posted in Japan
Tagged germans, japanese atrocities, japanese system, laura hillebrand, savagery
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Casino Jack
I enjoyed this new film about disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. It reminded me of myself. Like Jack, I converted to Orthodox Judaism (he was born Jewish but came to Orthodoxy later in life) but simultaneously yearned to be a big … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged cbs evening news, crossing boundaries, damn fool, indian tribes, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, reform rabbi
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