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30 June 2008
Real Estate, Real Problem
I grew up in a pretty insular community. I went to a Jewish school, had carpools to take me to and from wherever I was going, and almost never used public transportation until I was in college. It’s not that I didn’t like non-Jews or had anything against them - they seemed alright when I [...]
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24 June 2008
A Bubble Of A World
While at work, and in dire need of entertainment, my friend sent me a link to a restaurant review and urged me to look down to comment #25. Comment #25 was posted by a woman wanting to know if this is a good place for her to bring her children for dinner in the city. [...]
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24 June 2008
Candy Man
There was no one so frightening as the man who sat in the farthest back row of the synagogue. To most adults he was friendly and harmless, but we children knew better. We approached him with great care and trepidation. He never looked you straight in the eye, but he knew you were there. He [...]
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2 June 2008
Torah Judaism, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage
The Torah does not like gays.
For some Jews, this is not a difficult challenge to overcome. The Torah may have been inspired by God, but it was written by men. Its intolerance toward homosexuals can be written off as the outdated bigotry of a bygone age.
For others, it is not a challenge at all. The [...]
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30 May 2008
King of Bahrain Appoints Jewish Woman to Serve as Ambassador to U.S.
According to an announcement by the official Bahrain News Agency on Thursday, King Hamad ibn Isa Al-Khalifah has issued a decree appointing Houda Ezra Nonoo, a Jewish woman, as an ambassador. Where she will be posted has not yet been officially stated, but she confirmed in a phone interview with the Associated Press that [...]
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23 May 2008
Terrorist Chic
A few days ago I noticed a strange sight on subway platform. A young man waiting for the train was wearing a scarf, which was not so strange given the weather. But this was no ordinary scarf; it was an Arab kaffiyeh. And the young man was no Arab; he was a [...]
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22 May 2008
The Touchy Subject
When tackling this issue, all sorts of fun puns come to mind. One needs to be cautious in approach, steady on arrival and only once a comfortable calm has been established can one thrust forward with the heat of the issue. Even then it is not a simple task to ensure everyone’s happiness [...]
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13 May 2008
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 3
In the past few articles, I’ve postulated that people who follow pro-sports do so to try to be part of a team. I’ve also postulated that people holding on to old Jewish culture (such as Yiddish, the Catskills or gefilte fish) as an essence of Judaism are living in the past. If anything [...]
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7 May 2008
Israel Hits 60!
Tonight, celebrations for the 60th birthday of the State of Israel commenced with a torch lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem and will continue tomorrow with many more celebrations amidst many more threats and warnings. Everywhere you look, from Facebook to MSNBC, there are comments relating to Israel. A Facebook event [...]
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4 May 2008
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 2
The Catskill Mountains and Other Jewish Past-Perfect Had-Beens
Some of the reasons that the average person follows pro-sports (according to what we discussed) included an internal need to be part of a club and societal pressures. This week we will get a little closer and offend people more fiercely by reminding people that in the [...]