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Tag Archives: tuesday morning
Fired Mashgiach Robert Frank Says He Was Told To Declare Himself Nuts
Over the past nine months, I’ve told the story of mashgiach Robert Frank who lost his job in a conflict with the Orthodox Union. After his firing, Frank and his wife found it difficult to get work as mashgiachim. After … Continue reading
Posted in Robert Frank
Tagged career counselor, metropolitan council, Orthodox Union, social welfare agency, tuesday morning, unemployment benefits
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First Reported Suicide From The Bernie Madoff Scandal
This bloke who offed himself was a big deal among French-Swiss Jewry and European Jewish financiers. Experts say that having a big hairy long hyphenated name is the single best warning sign for an impending suicide. How could we have … Continue reading
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Tagged access international advisors, bernie madoff, New York Times, reuters, rsquo, tuesday morning
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MINDsprinting Interview
I talked by phone Tuesday morning with Doug Golden, who co-founded MINDsprinting.com with his brother Steve. Luke: "How did you get involved in this?" Doug: "I was an attorney for 25 years. My brother [Steve] founded an internet company that … Continue reading
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Tagged brother steve, free libraries, quality curricula, rsquo, time knowledge, tuesday morning
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I Cammed All Night
My new Ultravision Quickcam from Logitech has night vision, so I left it on all night as I slept, or more particularly, did not sleep, afraid I’d do something obscene that would forever shame the Jewish people. My alarm went … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged downside, fridge, green tea, hand towel, hes, hubble bubble toil and trouble, jub, jug, logitech, night vision, prophet, quickcam, quietstorm, rambam, shaking hands, small blessings, toil and trouble, tuesday morning, tzitzit, yhwh
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