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Daily Archives: August 7, 2011
NYT Blames Poverty And Alienation For London Riots
The New York Times reports: In Tottenham, the northern London neighborhood at the center of the rioting, residents spoke of twin perils that had converged to leave their streets scarred and smoldering on Sunday. Frustration in this impoverished neighborhood, as … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, England
Tagged budget cuts, caribbean population, london neighborhood, london riots, media firestorm, phone hacking, twin perils, walter russell mead
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Va’etchannan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs this Monday at 12:30 pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Va’etchannan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11). * Deut. 3:26. Moshe gets mad at … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged coach taylor, friday night lights, nuts and bolts, spiritual cannibalism, spiritual welfare, torah scholars, weekly torah portion
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Rick Perry’s Day Of Prayer
Chaim Amalek emails: Mocking people for praying to God comes too easily for our cultural elites. Would they have dared mock Martin L. King for his public prayers to Jesus, or more recently, any of Obama’s pastors or an Imam? … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Politics
Tagged ceo compensation, h1b visa holders, milton friedman, public prayers, shareholder approval, social strata
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Who Is An Addict?
I used to think that an addict was somebody who lacked moral strength. Others argue that addicts suffer from a chemical dependency or a mental disorder. In his book God of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction, Rabbi … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction
Tagged acute awareness, book god, higher consciousness, jewish spirituality, moral strength, spiritual consciousness
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