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Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci Interview
We speak by phone Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Gabrielle’s Facebook. YouTube. Her Enerje website. Her blog. Luke: "When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?" Gabrielle laughs. "You don’t hesitate. You just jump … Continue reading
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Is Judaism Right-Wing Or Left-Wing?
It is neither. Judaism was thousands of years old before the modern political terms of Right and Left developed any meaning. In the New York Times Sunday Book Review, Leon Wieseltier disects Norman Podhoretz’s new book, "Why Are Jews Liberal?" … Continue reading
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Artificial Insemination Forbidden For Single Women
Jerusalem Orthodox Rabbi Shlomo Aviner writes: Q: If it permissible for a single woman, who is reaching the age of forty, sees that she does not have a reasonable chance of getting married and desperately wants a baby, to be … Continue reading
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Facebook Addiction
I’ve never spent even an hour on Facebook during a 24-hour period but I have a friend who confesses she drank a bottle of wine last night by herself and spent six hours on Facebook. This does not seem good. … Continue reading
Vishnu Luke Visits First Happy Minyan Banquet
Behind my computer keyboard, I feel like Vishnu. I feel like the All-Pervading essence, the master of—and beyond—the past, present and future, the creator and destroyer of all existences, one who supports, sustains and governs the Universe and originates and … Continue reading
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I Accidentally Spammed All My Gmail Contacts For Tagged.com
I was talking on the phone with an old mate last night. He said he’d sign up for Facebook if I signed up for Tagged. I agreed. While I kept talking to him about my feelings, I signed up for … Continue reading
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Major Disconnect Between Whites & Blacks On Dogs
Skip Bayless, my favorite sports commentator, said on ESPN today: There’s a major disconnect between the way whites and blacks view dogs. For most blacks, dogs are just animals. For most whites, such as myself, dogs are part of the … Continue reading →