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Dealing with Frustration Badly, Israeli Bar Bans Soldiers in Uniform
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Brad Hirschfield
The Rogatka, a trendy Tel Aviv bar named for the Russian word describing the slingshots made famous in the first Intifada, refuses to seat soldiers in uniform. Whatever one’s political views are, this strikes me as a case of shooting the messenger because one doesn’t like the message – never a good move. Calling itself…
Tisha B’av and the Ethics of Communication
By
Brad Hirschfield
A response to Norwegian Shooter who commented on yesterday’s post as follows: When I returned to your blog to see if you responded to my comment on the previous post, I was quite surprised to see you posted your comment to Shoshanna (the hypocritical one) as its own entry. So I feel the need to…
Tisha B’av, Francis Collins, and Lashon HaRah
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Brad Hirschfield
Responding to yesterday’s post about the consternation provoked in both the savagely secular and rabidly religious camps, Shoshanna commented: mazel tov, Rabbi, on finally joining the fray against the Christophole nudnick (and most recently, as a recent reader post on this blog noted, cyberstalker!) Klinghoffer. It is long overdue, given the potshots he has taken…
Francis Collins “Troubles” Sam Harris and Angers Creationists – Perfect!
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Brad Hirschfield
Francis Collins, President Obama’s pick to be the new head of NIH, strikes me as the perfect nominee. How can I, a non-scientist, make this claim? Do I really have the ability to evaluate the life work of this accomplished scientist? Can I make a reasonable conclusion about the implications of his appointment over the…
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