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Monthly Archives: December 2012
What If Rainy Walked Into Starbucks?
I had a solid morning of writing. Now I need some human connection. I’ll get some mint tea, veinte, for $2.45 and sit in the corner by myself and write. I got a couple of hours of good sleep with … Continue reading
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Rabbis Talk Differently To Other Rabbis
In his fourth lecture on Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: Wikipedia has everything you need. In the rabbinic world, you don’t have book reviews [like what Rav Zevin did in Sofrim U’Sefarim]. It’s not part … Continue reading
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When Should You Ask A Date About Her Credit Score?
On the first date? I think a credit score, better than any other score, approximates somebody’s character. Mine is about 720. The New York Times reports: The credit score, once a little-known metric derived from a complex formula that incorporates … Continue reading
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Artscroll Vs Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin
In his third lecture on Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: I expected Obama to win. I did not vote for him. Rav Zevin wrote Ha’moadim Be’halachah – halachic studies of the Jewish festivals. When this … Continue reading
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The Decline And Fall Of Newspapers
Many of my friends lost their jobs in journalism over the past decade, and when we get together, we reminisce about our rah-rah days. I do not side, however, with those who believes that the primary reason for the loss … Continue reading
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