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Am I Inflammatory?
I never think about whether or not what I am about to say is inflammatory (unless I am in close quarters on a regular basis, then I am more careful). The other day, Martin Luther King’s name came up while … Continue reading
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Tagged close quarters, martin luther king, martin luther king day, orthodox jews, phd thesis
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Nobody Cares About The Accomplishments Of Your Kids
Nobody but you the parents and the grandparents. The rest of us do not care. Bumperstickers are trashy. Bumperstickers advertising that your kids are on an honor roll are obnoxious. Bumperstickers advertising that your kids have good attendance at their … Continue reading
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Monthly Attendance Award
I drove my last mile home today behind a beat-up Nissan Pathfinder driven by a fat Latina woman. The back of the car had two bumperstickers that said: "My child won the Monthly Attendance Award at Martin Luther King Elementary … Continue reading
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Tagged attendance award, bumperstickers, latina woman, martin luther king, nissan pathfinder
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Who Is Reverend Joseph Lowery?
Evan Gahr writes: Although the selection of Rick Warren to deliver the invocation was widely scrutinized because of his opposition to the gay rights agenda the press has ignored Lowery’s well-documented PLO slumming and fancy for Marxist dictators. The January … Continue reading
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Things the press knows about Martin Luther King but won’t remind us
Chaim Amalek emails: That he was a womanizer. That several of his top advisers (including a jew named Stanley D. Levison) were at one time a card-carrying members of the Communist Party USA. That the title "Doctor" was the result … Continue reading
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Tagged boston university, communist party usa, goyim, levison, martin luther king, Rahm Emanuel
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I Don’t Share The Excitement Over The Inauguration
I was stunned to find out today that a class I attend daily might not meet tomorrow so people could watch the inauguration. I don’t get it. I haven’t watched any inauguration. I’d be as indifferent to the inauguration of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, fundamental beliefs, John McCain, martin luther king, martin luther king day, new york times sunday magazine, practicing medicine, sally satel
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I Despise ‘The Dark Knight’
I’m not into comic books, even when they’re called "graphic novels." I’m not into super-heroes and movies based on them. I went to see "The Dark Knight" last week because Marc Gafni wanted to do a dialogue with me on … Continue reading
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Tagged graphic novels, leadership role, marc gafni, martin luther king, phd thesis, philosophical points
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VideoJew Gets A Shave For Lag B’Omer
Click here for the video. The Jewish Week says: There’s not a single song of her father’s or a single word of Hebrew on Neshama Carlebach’s new CD. Yet Reb Shlomo Carlebach’s enveloping spirit, both personal and musical, infuses her … Continue reading
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Tagged amadou diallo, associate rabbi, choir members, creative step, green pastures, hebrew institute of riverdale, herzfeld, jeshurun, jewish week, lag b omer, martin luther king, neshama carlebach, previous records, rabbi avi weiss, rabbi shmuel, reb shlomo carlebach, s song, soulful singer, striking feature, warm embrace
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