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Sharon Rechter | 8 Habits Of A Highly Effective Nation – And What a Start-up Can Learn From Them
Sharon Rechter: Israel and successful start-ups have much in common, both small with limited resources, yet strong, creative, and very resourceful. In this short presentation, I will share with you what Israel has in common with successful start-ups, and the … Continue reading
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Fair & Balanced
Jaded Topaz writes to Hirhurim: "Nat, I havent looked at your "awareness" link, but Luke Ford is the only blogger that I can think of, that I would trust to write an objective/ fair and perceptive write up of a … Continue reading
How A Woman Takes A Shower
Click here to join the fun. LeahKleim: Im tempted to start a chat room. I need an accomplice though YourMoralLeader: This can be your chat room too YourMoralLeader: We have the same mission YourMoralLeader: tikkun olam LeahKleim: I know we … Continue reading
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Orthodox Jews In Strip Clubs
A friend challenges me: You should go to a few strip clubs and see how many frum married men you recognize. They say havdala (ceremony marking the end of the Sabbath and recognizing the separation of the holy and profane, … Continue reading
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Can Seth Rogen’s ‘Porno’ Sell Tickets?
I fear that we are defining deviancy down at a time when we should be raising moral standards, not lowering them. That’s why I’m running my live cam (maybe that’s why I’m all alone on my cam now, my insights … Continue reading
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