Monthly Archives: June 2012

Conspiracy Theories

About 10% of the traditional Orthodox Jews (not the Modern Orthodox) I’ve known are into conspiracy theories. Many of them follow Ron Paul and their primary concern about America is the Federal Reserve. They feel that the Bildeberg elite are … Continue reading

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What Is My Primary Mission In Life?

For most of the time since I was eight years old, I’ve felt like my primary mission in life was to write. I started blogging in 1997 and started weekly psycho-therapy in 1998. All of my therapists have seen vast … Continue reading

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74% Of New York Jewish Kids Are Orthodox

I believe that close to half of Jews in America under 18 are Orthodox (while the Orthodox overall compose only about 12% of the American Jewish population). The New York Times reports on New York: “Now, 40 percent of Jews … Continue reading

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Distorting Jewish History

Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: “While the examples Horowitz discussed are motivated by a Victorian style of writing, the example I give is probably motivated by a desire to shield the masses from the knowledge that even in pre-Reform Europe … Continue reading

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Were The Africans Unattractive?

According to Wikipedia: “The word Cushi, also spelled Kushi (Hebrew: כושי‎) is a Hebrew term generally used to refer to a dark skinned person usually of African descent and was recently interpreted as being similar in meaning to the English … Continue reading

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