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4 days ago by Erik

Religious groups from Episcopalians to Orthodox Jews have signed up for Twitter, Facebook and other social media networks with the same gusto that celebrities and politicians have, and for some of the same reasons — to gain a global platform and to appeal to young people. Still, many clerics admit t ...

Modernomics* and Daily ... - erikkaiser.com/wp · 1 reference

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7 days ago by matthue

I'm a big proponent of making the Torah relevant for modern society and everyday life. Maybe it's my whole Orthodox Jew trip of believing that Torah was given to us as a gift. Maybe it's because I'm a writer, and I want to believe that the stories we tell have life beyond when we tell them, and that ...

Matthue Roth: author, ... - matthue.com · Rank: 138,945 · 9 references

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8 days ago by mwsmeltzer

It took a little longer than I anticipated getting here for several reasons. I am willing to blame my late start and the fact that google maps tried repeatedly to send me through Holland Tunnel, even though I was again repeatedly turned away and told that rental trucks classified as commercial and I ...

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14 days ago by Michelle Albert

By Michelle Albert These days, to have a truly memorable bar mitzvah, it has to be somewhere special. Like jail. According to the New York Times, New York City’s Department of Investigation is pursuing an inquiry into how an inmate held in a jail in Lower Manhattan could have arranged a bar mitzvah ...

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15 days ago by Peter Ould

What I love best about this is the fact that the complainant changes his problem with the evangelist half-way through and yet the Police still carry on with this charade. Click here to view the embedded video. Question. If a gay night club was handing out flyers for an evening in a location where th ...

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17 days ago by Ron Kaplan

On the one hand, we have this story from USA Today about Sports Illustrated cover model Bar Rafaeli and the scarcity of material for her swimsuit. On the other hand, we have this piece — also from USA Today — about two French-born Jewish fashion designers currently living in Israel who specialize in ...

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18 days ago by mysticaljett

Here are some little odd observations I’ve made in the last couple weeks while traveling around: 1. The Orthodox Jew on rollerblades skating frantically to finish errands before shabbat started. 2. Ringtones on an Israeli bus are interesting. You will hear pop songs, Israeli songs, Arabic music, sou ...

The Mystical Jett - mysticaljett.wordpress.com · 2 references

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20 days ago by lilliandunlap

While glancing at the Metro during my morning commute this week I noticed an interesting little news summary, courtesy of Reuters. Orthodox Jews in Israel recently launched a kosher search engine called “ Koogle,” a name that comes from a mix of “Google” and a Jewish noodle pudding dish. The website ...

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21 days ago by Jew With A View

And the award for the cutest story of the week goes to the creation of Koogle - a kosher version of Google! This search engine has been developed in Israel, for use by Orthodox Jews. ‘Koogle’ is a combination of ‘kugel”, which is a Jewish pudding, and of course Google, the search engine. The brain b ...

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22 days ago by Brother Richard

Image via Wikipedia As a way of remaining orthodox, many Jews refuse to use electricity on the Sabbath (sundown Friday until sundown Saturday). This includes not using light. For this reason, the Colemans, an orthodox Jewish couple, are suing their neighbors because motion sensors were installed in ...

Life Without Faith - lifewithoutfaith.com · Rank: 122,194 · 4 references