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The Ethical Traveler: Be Good To Housekeeping
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Several progressive Jewish organizations have launched a new campaign this holiday season that’ll make you think twice before you save money by blindly letting Priceline.com choose you the cheapest hotel.… Read more »
Really, Really Not Okay
Mel Weiss
Sometimes, you see things that smack you in the face so hard you can’t even say anything for a while. The recent Saudi case revolving around the gang rape of… Read more »
Bye-Bye Buy
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Black Friday is almost upon us – the ultimate day of turkey-stuffed, American consumerism that immediately follows Thanksgiving and sounds the holiday shopping season’s starting gun. The stores are ready… Read more »
So Many Faces To Slap: Jewish-Catholic Relations in St. Louis
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It is generally taken as a given in our politically correct age that clergy of one religion are supposed to respect the norms of the other religion and not interfere… Read more »
The Cost of War, Accountability, and Soap
Mel Weiss
According to a recent article from the AP, Democrats place the final cost of these wars (in Iraq and Afghanistan) at $1.6 trillion—roughly twice what the White House has requested… Read more »
The State of Things: Kosher Fest and the Jewish Community
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This past Sunday, I attended Kosher Fest, the yearly gathering of kosher food and beverage purveyors and other food professionals (held in New York City, naturally). Kosher Fest is no… Read more »
Rabbinic Rally For Agunot and Modern-Orthodoxy
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A very interesting development in the fight for agunots’ rights occurred this past Sunday. A group of Orthodox rabbis rallied, along with lay people, outside the home of another Orthodox… Read more »
Cherish the Ballot
Mel Weiss
I have an embarrassing confession: I didn’t vote this past Tuesday. There wasn’t anything major on my local ballot, but I realized I’m still registered at an old address, and… Read more »
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