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The Orthodox Connection To The Corrupt Arms Dealers

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: The NYT has a long article on a Miami Beach company that has gotten a $300 million contract from the U.S. government to supply Afghan government forces with ammunition, even though it is supposedly run by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Orthodoxy | Tagged afghan government, alert readers, bar kochba, Botach, congresswoman, crenshaw boulevard, daughter karen, efraim, government forces, gun supply, maxine waters, nikon cameras, nyt, nyt article, orthodox connection, rsquo, sandra moore, steve cokely, steve sailer, supply business | Comments Off

Proving You’re A Jew

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

Gershom Gorenberg writes for the NYT: One day last fall, a young Israeli woman named Sharon went with her fiancé to the Tel Aviv Rabbinate to register to marry. They are not religious, but there is no civil marriage in … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | Tagged birth certificate, brown hair, chief rabbinate, civil marriage, gershom gorenberg, governm, government bureaucracy, government issue, israeli city, israeli combat units, israeli woman, issue id, jewish identity, jewish life, kibbutz, nyt, shoulder length, skepticism, small woman, tying the knot | Comments Off

Man’s Search For Meaning

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

Dana Jennings writes for the NYT: As my 40s lengthened, I inexplicably became ravenous for wisdom and meaning. I devoured theological tomes — the works of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Catholic writer Thomas Merton come to mind — … Continue reading →

Posted in Judaism | Tagged 12th century, abraham joshua heschel, ancient sages, becoming a jew, catholic writer, celestial highway, cuts of steak, drone, flesh and blood, Hillel, little voice, new testament, nyt, protestantism, sacred texts, saints and martyrs, solace, starbucks, thomas merton, transcendence | Comments Off

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