9/30/09

WSJ: Kindle is Bombing in Campus Trials

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We returned our Kindle DX to Amazon. We felt immediately that it was a throwback to an ancient technology even with its sleek form factor an...
9/29/09

New Upload of an Old Paper: The Shema' and now the Inner Jewish Scribe

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We've uploaded a new copy of an old paper: Tzvee Zahavy, "Political and Social Dimensions in the Formation of Early Jewish Prayer: ...

Times' Ethicist: Is Harvard a Good University Investment?

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The Times' ethicist, Randy Cohen, takes up the question of whether it is more ethical to give your donation to Harvard or the Borough of...
9/27/09

Video: Monty Python's Classic Dead Parrot Skit

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We were pondering what the Republicans and other opponents say about the reform of our nightmare called health care insurance in this countr...

Sex rabbi Shmuley Boteach to Britney Spears in 2007: this racy photo will scar your children

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On the eve of Yom Kippur it is inspiring to see how a Hasidic Lubavitch celebrity kosher sex rabbi recently encouraged another celebrity (no...
9/25/09

Pay to Pray does not work for Synagogues

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Ynet reported in 2007 that a synagogue think tank group in Minnesota had come up with a startling conclusion. High synagogue dues may be the...
9/24/09

VIN and Israeli News 2: Charedi Rabbis Ban the Dangerous Internet - Much Worse than TV

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If you are reading this, you may be violating rabbinic edicts against the Internet and you may be subject to punishment. We are tempted to m...
9/23/09

New Yorker:3 Jewish Stories - Dreyfus Affair; Bored to Death; The Retributionists

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BOOKS Adam Gopnik: Revisiting the Dreyfus affair. The Dreyfus affair never goes away. It shows that hatred and bigotry are not a vestige of ...
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9/22/09

Satirical MoveOn.org Hollywood Video for Health Insurance Reform

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Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell Hat tip to Henry.
9/21/09

Glenn Beck Declares Yom Kippur a Day of Fasting and Prayer

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Gee thanks Glenn. You are a piece of work. We get referred to with a link on Huff Post by Aaron Keyak but he forgets to mention us by name (...