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Tag Archives: friend emails
Why Did Harvard Sell Off Its Israel Shares?
Fred emails: “Doubtless, Harvard was caving into pressure. If my alma mater did this, it would be the last time they ever saw a cent from me.” Chaim Amalek emails: There is another, more foreboding explanation floating about: Harvard’s fund … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged american investors, atlantic monthly, firestorms, friend emails, fund managers, israel shares, knee jerk reaction, nuclear installations, university endowments, venture capital fund
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‘I Saw Your God’
A friend emails me from the Republican Jewish Coalition dinner last night in Beverly Hills: “I saw your god. Should I ask Prager about pedophile rabbis?” Robert J. Avrech blogs: The food was strictly kosher and I was heartened to … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Robert J. Avrech
Tagged easy conversation, friend emails, jewish coalition, orthodox jews, two couples, Young Israel
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Cock Flavoured Soup
A friend emails: "I saw this soup mix in Shop Rite yesterday–if it hadn’t been erev yom kippur, and in a Jewish neighborhood where maaris eyin is a problem, I would have grabbed some."
Posted in Food
Tagged friend emails, jewish neighborhood, shop rite, soup mix, yom kippur
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Law Vs Medicine
A lawyer friend emails: Regarding my own experience, I’m a bit of a nerd, and I do not flash my money or drive an expensive car. Perhaps this is to my detriment. On the other hand, I did retire at … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged choices in life, drawing power, friend emails, healthcare reforms, lawyer friend, seven deadly sins, young doctors
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Israel Backers Outnumbered At Wednesday Evening Rally
A friend emails: "I went to the Wednesday evening rally outside the Israeli consulate. It was intense and very unnerving as we were completely out-numbered by them, maybe 100 of us, against a very loud and aggressive thousand or so … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged arabs, backers, bnei akiva, friend emails, israeli consulate, jewish federation of los angeles, standwithus, street veteran, wednesday evening
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Santa Rampage Did Not Reflect The True Meaning Of Christmas
A friend emails: "Truly, this guy does not understand the meaning of Christmas. Like my aunt said to me last week, "It’s Jesus’s birthday, and we need to remember that.""
Posted in Christianity
Tagged friend emails, jesus, meaning of christmas, santa rampage, true meaning of christmas
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The First Energy Supplement That Works
My greatest struggle over the past 20 years has been with fatigue. After spending 1988 in the dark about my problem, I eventually got a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Though it has waxed and waned in intensity (it was … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged artificial sweetener, chronic fatigue syndrome, fake energy, friend emails, negative health effects, plain yogurt
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My Computer Is Acting Weird
When I do a Google desktop search of my computer for "minnie," I get a pop up asking for a user name and password for a certain site I have no affiliation with (cherylshuman.com). What does that mean? Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged affiliation, computer screen, friend emails, Google, google desktop search, login screen, mcafee anti virus, minnie, quot, secure site, youtube video
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