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At the back of the hill: RANDOM LIST OF LIFE-CHANGING BOOKS
There are any number of novels that I will admit I have not read. Many of them are listed as either stellar works of literature, or in some way very significant, profound, and life-changing. At the very top of that list is One Hundred Years of Solitude, ...
Dateline: 2013-05-22 10:48am -07:00T (746 words)
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On the Main Line: Recalling the musical 'aptitude' of British Chief Rabbi Solomon Hirschell, and his attitude toward singing Kaddish to a tune from the opera Don Juan
Something about history which fascinates me is - time. The passage of time. And for this, reminiscences are important. There are many people who can tell you things about people and events which too place 80 years ago, and certainly 50 years ago (hopefull...
Dateline: 2013-05-22 1:00pm -07:00T (466 words)
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Cross-Currents: Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
A member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of America once remarked to me that things would be going splendidly in our world were it not for our propensity to continually shoot ourselves in the foot. What took place at the Kosel on Rosh Chodesh Sivan provide...
Dateline: 2013-05-22 1:00pm -07:00T (1213 words)
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Parshablog: YUTorah on parshas Behaaloscha
Audio Shiurim on Behaalotecha
Dr. Moshe Bernstein: Qivrot Hata'avah: Crises of Faith & Leadership
Rabbi Kenneth Brander: In Search for the Sixth Book of the Bible
Rabbi Chaim Brovender: Moshe's Isha Kushit
Rabbi Avishai David: Findin...
Dateline: 2013-05-22 3:15pm -07:00T (413 words)
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At the back of the hill: THE IMAGINARY BEAST
In most circumstances one cannot discuss small furry creatures with other adults. Eyebrows will cock if you do. This is a very great pity altogether. If, as an example, I tried to start a conversation in a bar or drinking establishment by saying "the weas...
Dateline: 2013-05-22 6:18pm -07:00T (738 words)
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Mystical Paths: Everyone Has to Help
by Reb Gutman Locks on Mystical Paths A Blog Moderator wrote: I have been reading your blog for a couple of years and enjoy it very much. About a year ago I became a moderator on a blog, after joining it I was saddened/shocked to find s...
Dateline: 2013-05-22 8:30pm -07:00T (865 words)
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Jewish Humor Central: "President Obama" Is Guest Speaker at Sheva Brochos in Boro Park
Two months ago there was a Sheva Brochos (post-wedding dinner) in Boro Park for the daughter of Shloime Bochner, Executive Director of Bonei Olam, an organization that provides funding for all aspects of infertility treatments.The host of the evening, Cha...
Dateline: 2013-05-22 9:52pm -07:00T (416 words)
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Frum Satire: Are Jewish bloggers Antisemitic? Or just Cowards?
Pop Chossid posting the following post on his blog in which he enters the business of attacking other bloggers, it’s a good business, because I shared it on my facebook wall and everyone started fighting with each other. Fink got in the mix, shared ...
Dateline: 2013-05-23 12:20am -07:00T (1445 words)
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Faultline USA: America Doesn't Need A President ... J. D. Longstreet
America Doesn't Need A PresidentA Commentary by J. D. Longstreet
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By now we all recognize that the current occupant of the Oval Office is definitely NOT a type "A" personality.
For a time, the President -- and his family -- were enj...
Dateline: 2013-05-23 12:21am -07:00T (696 words)
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RJ.org - News and Views of Reform Jews: The Original “Creative Service”
By Rabbi Leon A. Morris
There was a time, more than century and a half ago, when piyutim were seen largely as a kind of cultural burden to be cast aside in order to make the service shorter and more meaningful. Early liturgical reformers argued that the ...
Dateline: 2013-05-23 2:21am -07:00T (684 words)
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Jewish Issues Watchdog: Asia courts hi-tech Israel
From: The Australian May 23, 2013, by Colin Rubenstein*:
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent visit to China was revealing... Beijing arranged a program that strongly hinted it regards Netanyahu as an important visitor....
Dateline: 2013-05-23 2:36am -07:00T (646 words)
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Rabbi Jason: Opening the Doors of Jewish Education
I've been thinking a lot about the term "Opening the Doors" and Jewish education lately. For the past several years I've been a member of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's "Opening the Doors Program" which advocates for students with diver...
Dateline: 2013-05-23 5:05am -07:00T (823 words)
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Velveteen Rabbi: What are we here for? To love, and to help others love.
The assignment was to "Select a text, any text, and any type of text, that makes you happy," and to bring it to our Rabbis Without Borders Fellows gathering, and to teach it to one person. Since this was a rabbinic gathering, and we can generally assume t...
Dateline: 2013-05-23 6:00am -07:00T (987 words)
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RAC Blog: Over 500 Rabbis and Cantors Send Letter to the Boy Scouts of America
All eyes are on Grapevine, Texas today as the Boy Scouts of America begins the annual meeting of its National Council. Earlier this year the Boy Scouts of America announced that it would postpone a reconsideration of its policy prohibiting gay sco...
Dateline: 2013-05-23 7:48am -07:00T (437 words)
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RAC Blog: A Long Night of Advocacy: The Dawn of Equality in Rhode Island
On May 2, Rhode Island’s governor signed a marriage equality bill, making it the tenth state to take this important step.  Shortly afterwards, Delaware and Minnesota also passed marriage bills, making this a remarkable spring of advancement t...
Dateline: 2013-05-23 7:48am -07:00T (574 words)
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