Law
Agriprocessors: Why my family has stopped buying red meat
Buffer My wife and I have recently made the decision that, at least for the time being, we will no longer buy any Kosher butchered red meat (although we will... Read More »
Where Does the Separation Begin?
Buffer The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws “respecting... Read More »
“Raid Unsettles Kosher Beliefs” WSJ article 7/1/08
Buffer For those of you who don’t get the Wall Street Journal, here is an outside view of the Agriprocessors matzav, and what some Jews are doing about it. (Its... Read More »
Torah Judaism, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage
Buffer 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... Read More »
Mistakes and Second Chances
Buffer I would like to share a story with you. A few years ago, I worked with a job seeker who made a serious error in judgment. He had worked... Read More »
Justice Gabriel Bach: Eichmann Prosecutor
Buffer On April 10, 2008, Justice Gabriel Bach came to speak at Touro Law in Central Islip, New York. Who is he? He is a former Justice to the Israeli... Read More »
Rabbis’ New Role: Wedding Crashers
Buffer While those in the Internet reading community may not be aware, Brooklyn rabbis have recently banned marriage. I went undercover to find the story, and I now present my... Read More »
Belgian Holocaust Survivors and Families to get $170 Million
Buffer “In a certain way, justice has been done. Unfortunately, there are people who never came back” from the Nazi death camps, said Eli Ringer, the co-chair of the Committee... Read More »
The Israeli “Limpieza de Sangre,” or, Are You Jewish Enough to Read This?
Buffer What is a Jew? And why does it matter? The number one article emailed over the last day from the NY Times is a piece from the magazine entitled... Read More »
Wig Store Banned: This is the stuff Horror movies are made from…
Buffer I was doing some “Jewish website web-surfing” and came across an article on Yeshiva World about a sheitle (wig) store being banned for putting up pictures of women. Lets... Read More »
Trembling
Buffer I recently came across a review for the 2001 movie, “Trembling Before G-d.” For those of you who are not familiar with it, the movie tells the story of... Read More »
Questions from the Non Jews
Buffer As vice president of the Touro Law JLSA (Jewish Law Students Association), it is my duty to plan events around the holidays, or even just for the education of... Read More »
Labels for the checklist
Buffer “The Back Alley Approach” There was a post about categorizing people for dating purposes. I am not a fan of labels, or conforming to “ the man.†I want... Read More »
So who should I pick?
Buffer After my last post, someone asked if there was a web site with a basic breakdown of everyone running for president. I looked, and either there is none or... Read More »
In a Den of Thieves, Looking for Answers
Buffer As the final hours before the opening of the “holiest day of the year” are upon us, I wonder the same thing I always do. Who the hell do... Read More »
Believe it… OR ELSE
Buffer Part of my job working for a Jewish radio network involves answering the phones during regular office hours. It is so rare to feel that maybe you reached someone... Read More »
