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Monthly Archives: December 2012
STEP FOUR OF THE TWELVE STEPS
I blogged out my first three steps. One Two Three I went to meetings for a year before I bought the book and started working the 12 Steps. It was hard going at first because I’d never hit bottom. I’d … Continue reading
My Genius
I was telling my therapist Monday night that I’ve always known, always had a rock solid belief in my own genius when it comes to writing and public speaking. In these two small narrow areas I feel confident that there’s … Continue reading
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The Dynamics Of Sexual Excitement
In 1999, I joined JDate and met exactly one woman. She was a doctor, just my type. I like powerful competent people. They excite my fantasies of rescue. We exchanged messages and emails and talked on the phone and finally … Continue reading
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Should Ordinary Jews Study Talmud?
Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: In all the discussions recently about the success of Daf Yomi, I didn’t see anyone note that one of the reasons this success is so surprising is that the whole notion of Daf Yomi goes … Continue reading
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Secular Studies In Lithuania
Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: Although in the U.S. the Telz yeshiva adopted a very anti-secular studies perspective, this was not the case in Europe. R. Joseph Leib Bloch was very involved with the Yavneh day school system in Lithuania, … Continue reading
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