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Where Are The Haredi Voices In Jewish Publications?

Rabbi Avi Shafran of Agudath Yisrael writes: Yet all too often, only one side of each of those issues, and others, is regularly presented in the pages of some Jewish papers, including the Jewish Week. They tend to report and … Continue reading

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Marc Gafni Writes About His Third Marriage

He blogs: I will never forget one of my early dates with Cary. We were walking Jerusalem’s streets. It was late, the silence was luminous. It was one of those moments when intimacy lets you enter for a moment. I … Continue reading

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An Interview With Novelist Melodie Bowsher

I talk to Melodie by phone Aug. 7, 2008 about her new book My Lost and Found Life. Luke: "You were the first woman hired by the Wall Street Journal?" Melodie: "That is correct. I hate to say how long … Continue reading

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Life In Harlem

By Susan Crain Bakos .A thug named Mykul—all 6-foot-5-inches and 250 pounds of him—knocked me, a 5-foot-2, 120-pound “grammy” to three, down to the concrete. I was in front of St. Nick’s Pub, at 10:30 on a Monday night this … Continue reading

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Orit Arfa Too Proud To Do The Little Bit Extra Necessary To Get A SAG Voucher

From the Jewish Journal, Orit writes: So I was sitting in “holding” barely shaded by the hot sun in Long Beach where they were filming the TV show Dexter. I had woken up at 5 a.m. again, very tired, when … Continue reading

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I’m Thinking Of Trying Yoga

A friend suggests: Yoga – My suggestion would be to: try Yogaworks – they have a two week special for new students, unlimited yoga for $30.    www.yogaworks.com Take their level 1-2 classes, and don’t get discouraged after one lesson.  Try … Continue reading

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In, Deeper

Joe emails: Marc Gafni needs either Barry White or one of those louche 70s disco soundtracks. The last two lines sound like something you might find on a black velvet poster (italics and bold mine): We are on a journey to Love. For as the … Continue reading

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What Do Converts Have To Do To Get Accepted?

This post by Toby Katz mirrors my experience: "In all the articles and comments about whether Ba’alei Teshuva are fully accepted in Frum from Birth communities, one major factor I haven’t seen mentioned is the character of the individual BT. … Continue reading

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Falling Into Sin

I heard a lot of perplexing things during two years of Daf Yomi but none more perplexing than the case of the man who fell off a roof and into sex with a woman. What an acrobat, I thought. Then there’s the … Continue reading

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The John Edwards Story: Another Black Eye For The LA Times

These clowns can’t get out of their own way. It’s so satisfying to see this arrogant institution humbled. Kevin Roderick reports: Executive editor Meredith Artley of the Times website follows up in an email to Times bloggers: From: Artley, Meredith … Continue reading

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