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Tag Archives: Dennis Prager
A Man Could Pay Attention To His Wife’s Every Need
Allison Armstrong said on Dennis Prager’s radio show Wednesday that a husband could pay attention to his wife’s every need, but then he’d need to borrow money from her because he couldn’t make it in his job. Men’s minds focus … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, mental space, radio show, swimming pool, true men, work women
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Former Westwood Kehilla Rabbi Joel Zeff Taking Over Sacramento Shul
One of the first shuls I went to upon moving to Los Angeles in April 1994 was the Westwood Kehilla. It was led by Rabbi Joel Zeff. For one week, I got up early and arrived at shul by 6 … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, Dennis Prager, joel zeff, process requires that, torah center, westwood kehilla
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Professor Jules Lambert Zentner – My Best Friend During My Darkest Years
When I ran marathons in seventh grade, I would drive to them with a bachelor professor in his thirties. He may have been the first in my life-long string of substitute father figures. I’d usually meet him around 4 a.m. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, UCLA
Tagged being friends, chronic fatigue syndrome, courtly manners, Dennis Prager, dennis prager show, fellow students, hot date, male friend, marathons, napa valley, newcastle ca, overnight trips, rieber hall, scandinavian literature, seventh grade, unmarried man
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What’s The Ideal Social Status And How Would I Know If I Had It?
I talk a lot about “social status” and people ask me what I mean. Social status is your place in the pecking order. When you walk into a room, do people seek you out or do they avoid you? Do … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, Facebook, Neil Strauss, pecking order, social isolation
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Dennis Prager: This President Will Say Or Do Anything He Can Get Away With To Retain The Presidency
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: This president will say or do anything he can get away with to retain the presidency. I did not believe that about Bill Clinton. JOE EMAILS LUKE: Romney seems to be running … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable health care, bigots, Dennis Prager, george h w bush, grass on the other side, true vision
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Roberts, Blankenhorn, and the Power of Liberal Intimidation
Dennis Prager writes: David Blankenhorn has committed his professional life to fighting for the institution of marriage. And as recently as 2010, he testified on behalf of California Proposition 8, which, in 2008, amended the California Constitution to define marriage … Continue reading
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Tagged david blankenhorn, Dennis Prager, justice clarence thomas, justice roberts, mark oppenheimer, same sex marriage
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Living Out A Chaim Potok Novel
When I was 14 and 15 (1980-1981), my family and I read all (or almost all) of Chaim Potok‘s novels about Judaism. They reminded us of what dad had gone through with the legalistic — in our view — Seventh-Day … Continue reading
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Tagged chaim potok, chaim potok novel, Dennis Prager, Don Etra, dustin hoffman, george bush at yale, henry waxman, jeremy kagan
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Floating On Balloons
My favorite dreams are about floating on balloons (always balloons that I make and attach to a chair, not commercial hot-air balloons). I think it was in 1992 — I was about 26 — that I had the best dream … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, Dennis Prager, high into the sky, hot air balloons, jet airliners, mom and dad
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A Particularly Wrenching Torah Talk
It’s not uncommon for me to pour my heart out on Torah Talk (though most of the time I hide behind my cynicism). Tonight was particularly painful. I told the truth about a letch who hit on girls during kiddish … Continue reading
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Tagged converting to judaism, Dennis Prager, frequent moves, kiddish, letch, popular crowd
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Baseball, Dennis and the French
This is a terrific new movie available to purchase on the website. Baseball, Dennis & the French tells the true story of Paul Croshaw, longtime liberal activist and connoisseur of French films, who amazed his family, friends and himself by … Continue reading
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Tagged archival film footage, belief in god, Dennis Prager, faith steps, liberal activist, orthodox judaism
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