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Rabbi Marc Schneier Headed For His Fourth Divorce
He’s got a few more divorces before he catches up with Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Rabbi Schneier has told his West Hampton congregation that he has bipolar disorder and is taking a Sabbatical. June 27, 2010, the New York Post reports: Respected … Continue reading
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Fear, Not Hope: Edgar M. Bronfman Publishes Another Book
I read his first two. Big mistake. They were dull. His new book: "Hope, not fear: a path to Jewish renaissance" Why does anyone publish this man? He has nothing to say. Publishers Weekly says: Bronfman, a philanthropist, former World … Continue reading
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WJC: ‘Shut the Anti-Semitic Mouths of Extremists’
Ronald S. Lauder, Honorary Chairman of the Board of the World Jewish Congress Foundation, emails: In September 2001 the U.N. hosted the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa (Durban I). Venomous libels, demonstrations and hate-filled invectives like "Hitler … Continue reading
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Israeli Angle In Spitzer Scandal
Let’s keep it real — there are a disproportionate number of secular Jews in the sex industry. Ron Kampeas writes for JTA: A fast-rising Democratic governor, an out-of-control sex drive and an Israeli enabler — it feels like deja vu … Continue reading
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