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Jews Argue Over The Ethics Of Kashrut

From the Boston Globe: The raid on Agriprocessors’ Iowa plant has sparked debate in the Jewish community about the role of ethical considerations in the production of kosher food and sets the backdrop against which the moderate Conservative movement will … Continue reading

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Orthodox Jews Shocked By The Sex In ‘Sex and the City’

I’ve heard complaints from Orthodox Jews that the sex in this new movie is gratuituous. How can you have gratuituous sex in an R-rated movie called "Sex and the City" that is based on a sex-centered HBO show? What were … Continue reading

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How Do You Make Good People?

For the past two months, I’ve had a part-time job — picking up kids from school and driving them home. This time in the car with a load of terrorists (if I don’t give them everything they want, they will … Continue reading

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Trembling With Excitement To Join The Jewish People

"I need to know your motivations," he said. "Orthodox Jews are a tiny peculiar people. Why do you want to become one?" "Motivations?" I exclaimed. "Motivations? You need to know my motivations? You can never know my motivations because I … Continue reading

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Orthodox Jews Burn Copies Of The New Testament

Brad A. Greenberg writes: And you thought reaction to the Messianic Jew who wanted to compete in the Bible Quiz was ugly. Orthodox Jews pull a page from Nazi playbook in this AP report: Or Yehuda Deputy Mayor Uzi Aharon … Continue reading

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Orthodox Girls Gone Wild – Hitting Hollywood Saturday Night For A Birthday Party

I wake up Saturday morning with a tickle in my throat. What’s she doing here? I contemplate skipping motzei Shabbat karaoke but don’t want to leave the boyfriend in the lurch. Poor man. Without me, he’d be stuck in a … Continue reading

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Only Jews Who Don’t Know Who They Are Want To Build Bridges To The Black Community

If you are leading an observant Jewish life, you don’t have time to build bridges to other communities. How can you eat with them? You can only do it in a kosher restaurant. You can’t eat on their turf. Jewish … Continue reading

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My New Beginning

This will be my first porn-free Passover in six years, and only my second porn-free Passover since 1995. I was so far behind with my research in 1996, I was watching hardcore on holy days. For professional reasons purely. I … Continue reading

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Who Is Hancock Park’s Hungarian Mafia And Should We Fear Them?

They are not violent. They’re Orthodox Jews. They have their wives and their girlfriends and their illegitimate children and their shady tax shelters. Says a source: "They fix surgically the eyes of the Downs Syndrome girls and even marry them … Continue reading

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I Eat Lunch With The Homeless

Video At 11:45 a.m. as I was preparing to snag my beauty rest in the sun, I got a message that I could get a free lunch at a local shul that feeds the homeless. It seemed like a good … Continue reading

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