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Comfortably Snuggled In Orthodox Judaism

From my live cam chat: palestine4ever:  "Engineering sweeping moral change" leaves little time to clean the hovel πŸ™‚ palestine4ever:  That is a suspiciously feminine comforter for a bachelor. palestine4ever:  Unless it’s part of the pick up king tricks. palestine4ever:  "Come … Continue reading

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Charity Scams

Tom Herman writes for the WSJ: Here are a few areas IRS and Justice Department officials have been focusing on and advice from lawyers and accountants on how to avoid trouble: • Kickbacks. Consider the case of the two men who … Continue reading

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Converts Have Nothing In Common

I was talking to somebody today about converts to Judaism. He asked me to assess their role in American Judaism and whether they were becoming more accepted on the Jewish street. "Converts to Judaism have nothing in common beyond the … Continue reading

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Single Jewish Female Seeks Stress Relief

Perhaps she should seek counseling from Rabbi Abner Weiss? From the Wall Street Journal Friday, Tamar Snyder writes: Just as the economy is headed to recession, the shidduch system is in crisis mode. Or so the rabbis moan, noting the … Continue reading

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Time Off From God

This morning the rabbi said there should be no time off from God. He bemoaned how kids in his religious school were unaware of the Torah portions between the middle of Bamidbar (Numbers) and the beginning of Devarim (Deuteronomy) because … Continue reading

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