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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Kissing Hands
About a decade ago, I saw a friend at Bnai David-Judea. I shook his hand and he immediately kissed the hand that I had just shaken. I was moved. Over the next few months, I saw some old Sephardi men … Continue reading
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Discouraged
Told a friend about a little something I did for somebody, and he responded, “You don’t seem like the type to do anything for anyone.” I was pained because I recognized the truth in his statement. I was down the … Continue reading
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Don’t Expect To Get Hired At A Major Los Angeles Law Firm If You Look Jewish
I don’t believe there is any major law firm in Los Angeles who would hire a lawyer who looked traditionally Jewish with the long beard, the yarmulke, the tzitzit out (unless the guy was extraordinarily connected). There are many Orthodox … Continue reading
TNR’s Leon Wieseltier Attacks Self-Reliance
The New Republic’s Leon Wieseltier writes: “THE IDEAL of self-reliance in America has always been attended by a corollary of indifference to others, of nastiness.” On his radio show Wednesday, Dennis Prager called this a vile remark and questioned if … Continue reading
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