Daily Archives: February 19, 2017

Garuda Airlines Horror Stories

Garuda is an Indonesian national airline with a horrible safety record (though much improved in the past decade). A friend of mine flew it in the 1990s and saw the Garuda steward steal money out of the wallet of a … Continue reading

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Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1–24:18)

This week’s Torah portion follows the giving of the Ten Commandments. * Growing up as a Protestant, I heard all the time from clergy about the Bible teaches this and that, and almost none of these clergy were fluent in … Continue reading

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