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Someone is wrong on the internet!
Lured by a metaquotes post, I was browsing through the antitheism community. I found an example of bad reasoning (in support of a conclusion I agree with *sigh*). I went to post a reply when I discovered that the community only allows members to post. So I thought I would post it here instead:
I saw this question posed in one of the threads from your ( Read more... ) -
Purim Torah 3 - ConservativeStar Halachtica
The Torah was created by Man (with Divine Inspiration).
It was a tradition.
It changed.
There are 620 commandments.
613 are biblical.
7 are rabbinic,
They are G-d's plan ... -
Triumph of General Zod - take 2
Based on The Triumph of General LuddNo more chant your old rhymes about old Robin Hood ( Read more... ) -
The Triumph of General Zodd
Based on The Triumph of General LuddNo more chant your old rhymes about old Robin Hood ( Read more... ) -
Coming to Boskone
I've been letting this get out by dribs and drabs, but in case anyone else cares I will be there for Boskone. I'm sharing a hotel room for Friday and Saturday night. I have no plans for Friday night dinner (it will be in my room but guests are welcome). Saturday night I am eating with hakamadare but others are welcome. After the con on Sunday I hope to ( Read more... ) -
Tu B'Shevat
I celebrated Tu B'shavat by ordering a dried fruit and nut stuffed paratha from the new fleishic Indian restaurant in Teaneck. It was very good, but very sweet. I also atteneded Khal Chassidim's tish, which consisted of eating exotic fruits, singing some songs (they knew one Tu B'shvat song and then it was back to generic Yboneh Beit Hamikdash, ( Read more... ) -
Blast from the past
When you have questions about how to run massive infrastructure projects, who're ya gonna call?
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Free association theatre
I was taking the train home last night, sort of dozing off and listening to a lecture about the Dead Sea Scrolls on my ipod. The rabbi teaching the class was reading the DSS version of Ashrei, which includes a verse that starts with the letter nun. In my mind I had a picture of Tom Hanks wearing a baseball uniform and a streimel and shouting " ( Read more... )
