Daily Archives: July 8, 2011

Blacks, Whites And Rape

On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “People are yelling at the prosecutor in New York [for the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case). It took a lot of courage for him to do it. He could have easily played up, I’m … Continue reading

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Want A Shidduch (Match)?

As I was running across the street Thursday evening, an old woman in a van drove past me and yelled out the window, “Do you want a shidduch?” I shook my head. This woman looked scary. “The way you were … Continue reading

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Legends Help Create Community

Rabbi Berel Wein writes: Legends are necessary for nation building and community cohesiveness. Legends of holy and pious people and legends about villains and the wicked are often subject to fabrication and gross exaggeration, but they leave no doubt in … Continue reading

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Rabbi Rabbs Turns 50 Today

The rabbi calculates his birthday by the Hebrew calendar. On the Western calendar, he turned 50 weeks ago. Rabbi Rabbs posts to FB: The Mishnah (Avos 5:24) tells us that when we turn 50 we become a source for counsel. … Continue reading

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