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7 February 2008
The Wisdom of the Ancient World Gets Some Good Press!
An article in Slate Magazine from April 10, 1998, by Steven E. Landsburg, discusses the way in which modern economic theory backs up the rabbis of the Babylonian Talmud. How I stumbled across this article about a week ago I really don’t remember, but I’ve been thinking about it constantly ever since.
I just think [...]
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28 January 2008
Let’s Just Think About This - Just A Little - Please!
Why do Orthodox Jews generally feel the need to be swept up with the whims of the “orthodox” denominations of other religions’ political persuasions? Just because the gay movement in America has embraced the Democratic Party, that makes the Democratic Party the party of Satan? Is that really what we’ve been reduced to? [...]
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20 December 2007
Hava Nagilah
It appears that Hava Nagilah is now going mainstream. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I’ll share some bits of an email conversation I had yesterday with a friend. For purposes of full disclosure, I ought to tell you that I am Orthodox, having grown up in a mainly Orthodox [...]
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5 September 2007
Boundaries
Can we modern Jews embrace the modern world around us, while staying true to our ideals?