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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Why a Jewess almost married Nacho but didn’t
From NYMag.com: “Growing up, I saw marriage as stressed-out, sexually frustrated people worrying about bat mitzvahs,” says Victoria, 31, from a “comfortable” New Jersey suburb. “Part of the attraction to Nacho was that it’d be impossible for us to be … Continue reading
Writing Acknowledgments
David Shenk writes in the New York Times: “A few inquiries remain unanswered. I would still be delighted to hear from: David Cesarani, Liane Dirks (on Polityka), Guido Knopp (on sources), Jörg Müllner (on the sound editing of the tapes) … Continue reading
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‘Khirbet Khizeh,’ by S. Yizhar
It’s fine to have empathy for your adversary, but in the end, in some situations, either they go or you die. When the United States was founded, Tory sympathizers shipped out because they knew what was good for them. Dexter … Continue reading
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The Neoreactionary Movement
I had a chat with a young secular Jewish woman about the continuum from race realism (most people, though especially Jews, act with race realism by choosing to live, work, socialize and worship with their own kind but most people … Continue reading
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How Flexible Is Jewish Law?
Rabbi Ari Kahn tells Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel: Rabbi Kahn: “I’m not a Cohen. Neither of this would have had leadership positions in the [Temple]. So how would that leave us feeling? Off to the side. Why should the Cohen do … Continue reading
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