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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
Posted in Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, Facebook, Neil Strauss, pecking order, social isolation
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I Even Taught The Rabbi’s Girlfriend!
Though Alexander Technique is traditionally taught hands-on, it does not have to include contact. Marj Barstow pioneered the group teaching of the Technique and many people in her groups got little or no hands-on work. She primarily appealed to their … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, R. Rabbs
Tagged Alexander Technique, auto crash, Facebook, holding patterns, luke ford, rabbs
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Hanging Out On Facebook With Ex-Seventh-Day Adventists
I am having a rocking time on this ex-Seventh Day Adventist FB group: [email protected] I’ve reconnected with some old friends from Avondale days (NSW, Australia, prior to my moving to CA in 1977). I like it in Orthodox Judaism. It … Continue reading
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Tagged adventist college, Facebook, invisible one, orthodox judaism, rocking time, seventh day adventists
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Men Tend To Have Wide Networks Of Shallow Relationships
This is one of the reasons men tend to have more influence on the wider world — this wider network of shallow relationships. This makes for success in business, academia, culture, sports, and the like. Women tend to have smaller … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Facebook, Personal, Sex
Tagged culture sports, Facebook, human interactions, professional success, social networks
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Shofetim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7:00 pm PST on the Rabbi Rabbs cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Shofetim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9). Watch the video. * I want to talk … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, orthodox rabbis, parashat shofetim, torah jew, torah perspective, weekly torah portion
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Anything Wrong With A Girl Going For Drinks With A Married Guy?
Men and women who spend a lot of time alone together (or just having private conversations on Facebook or at a bar or a restaurant) are likely to cross the line from just being friends to more. Therefore, in my … Continue reading
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Tagged business deal, Facebook, female friend, male friends, private conversations, private time
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Do You Spend Too Much Time On Facebook?
If so, I don’t think the solution for most people is to shut down their Facebook accounts. I think the important thing is to go deeper. Spending too much time on Facebook is just a symptom. For me, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged action goals, clumsy attempt, Facebook, interacting with people, intimacy, real world, true goal, true goals, youtube
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TV News Reporter Sad About His Firing
KTTV news reporter John Schwada blogs on Facebook that so few people have spoken up about his firing: “But really what disturbs me most is the silence from my union, AFTRA, and from the journalism academy. When a veteran reporter … Continue reading
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Tagged dramatic decline, Facebook, independent voices, kttv news, local tv news, Russell Roberts
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Beth Jacob’s Former Rabbi Uri Pilichowski Posts On FB About Shooting
Rabbi Pilichowski posts a picture of himself shooting with the Facebook update: “Sometimes you need to blow off some steam…shooting is a lot like making kiddush…you always have to keep other people in mind…;)” I wonder who he has in … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, R. Kalman Topp, R. Uri Pilichowski
Tagged Beth Jacob, boca raton florida, director allen, Facebook, hacking email accounts, rabbi, resignation, s programming
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When The Pointer Stands Up
I was chatting on Facebook with an Orthodox Jewish woman, about 25, who’s never married. She explained to me the different categories she puts eligible guys into. “Guys have only two categories for single women,” I said. “Those that make … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, jewish woman, pointer, single women
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