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Hasten The Ultimate Redemption – Go See David Mamet’s New Film ‘Redbelt’
Afterwards, you’ll want to cheer and do a mitzvah. I know I did. My video review. I yield to no one in my hatred of David Mamet’s films. I find his dialogue so compressed it might as well be a … Continue reading
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Rabbi Steven Weil To Run The Orthodox Union In 2009?
I hear Rabbi Weil is a shoo-in to replace Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb who does not want to leave his position as CEO of the O.U. (official title is executive vice-president). OU president Steve Savitsky is a major fan of … Continue reading
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Chaim Amalek & Client 9 Live In My Chatroom
Click here to visit my cam chat: An Orthodox Jew looks at refinance from a Torah perspective. An Orthodox Jew looks at YouTube from a Torah perspective. guest9: MORAL LEADER? EXPLAIN PLEASE guest9: youre boring guest8: iam in agreement, just … Continue reading
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Bnai David-Judea Is Where The Women Are – And Some Of Them May Be Eager To Meet You
More attractive young single women go to Bnai David-Judea and the Happy Minyan than any other synagogue in zip code 90035 (Pico/Robertson). While Beth Jacob, Mogen David and Young Israel of Century City are deserts, Bnai David is a dessert … Continue reading
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I’m Resigning As Your Moral Leader
In the past few days I have begun to atone for my private failings with my friends and my religious community. The remorse I feel will always be with me. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for the love … Continue reading
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Running Into Rabbi Yitz Ethshalom At Ralphs
Sunday night. I hire someone to install wordpress for me on a website I’m running that’s registered and hosted at domain.com. Five hours later, wordpress is still not installed because the server keeps cutting out. In a rage, I switch … Continue reading
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