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Divine Truth?
From The Jerusalem Post: A niggling curiosity about colors started the whole thing. “For many years, I found myself idly wondering if the name value of colors mentioned in the Bible had any relationship to their wave frequency,” says Ben-Gurion … Continue reading
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Israel’s Technion University Lost $70 Million To Bernie Madoff
The Technion is Israel’s Institute of Technology. Here is the 2006 990 filing by Technion’s American friends who lost the $70 million. The filing is about 100 pages long and I can’t figure it out. Technion is known as one … Continue reading
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David S. Gruber – From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist
I call David in Texas Thursday morning. David: "I was born in Evanston, Illinois. My family made aliyah when I was eight. We were back in the Chicago area for my dad’s sabbatical year when I was 13. Aside from … Continue reading
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American Freedom Alliance Heroes Of Conscience Dinner May 18 At Ronald Reagen Library In Simi Valley
Hugh Hewitt will preside. The honorees include actor Ed Ames and Howard and Sonya Waldow. Anybody want to carpool to this from West LA? On June 15 and 16 at USC, the AFA presents a conference on academic freedom. Here … Continue reading →