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Growing Up Seventh-Day Adventist

I spent a couple of hours with my seventh grade friend Dr. Gary Chartier Friday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2008. Video Luke: "One of the things I hated about growing up Adventist was that I did not feel at the center … Continue reading

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The Kindly Jew

So I’m walking down the street Wednesday (circa 6 pm) untangling difficult Talmudic passages in my head when I come upon an old lady kneeling in the grass. She’s in high heels but one shoe is off. Her bags are … Continue reading

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Emancipation & Enlightenment

Here’s a partial transcript of sociologist Steven Cohen’s talk July 10, 2008: Steven: "If you want to understand people, you need to know two things about them. Who do they hang out with and what do they value?" He talks … Continue reading

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I Had Lunch At The Milky Way

It’s located next to Aish Ha Torah on Pico and Doheny. It’s one of the few kosher restaurants where you can have a quiet conversation. Steven Spielberg’s mom operates the place. She showed me to my seat. Then she came … Continue reading

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The RCC & Corruption

Jane calls. "I just curse the day I took my case to the RCC. They are so corrupt and biased. The RCC rabbis sit on these different boards, they have so many entanglements, and I feel like the big donors … Continue reading

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