http://7fatcow.com An ex-orthodox, alternadox, hashish frenzied Jewish blog. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:13:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From a comment by Zoroasteryid on Is Tanya to Blame for the Rubashkin Fiasco? sometimes one gets the impression that the reason why certain people give so much tzedokoh is to cover up &/or excuse the method that they acquired their wealth. it is almost as if they feel so ... http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/21/doesnt-this-contradict-the-baal-shemtov-and-chassidus-not-to-speak-of-sabbatai-frank-et-al/ (Zoroasteryid: can you please translate?) פ"ו שהוא גימט' שם אלקים שצריך בירור בגל[י]ות, ועל מספר ר"ב דערב רב שעלו עם משה נק' צבאות הוי' [כ]דוגמא דלע"ל דנהרו אליו כל הגוים [כו']. אבל בנ"י שעלו עם משה עצמו שחלק ה' עמו כמ"ש כי חלק ה' עמו כו' עליהם אמר אח"כ ויהי בעצם ... http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/20/the-mitteler-rebbe-on-gentiles/ So Sholom Rubashkin is being held with out bail. (see the court detention order, hat-tip to failed messiah) The Eli Valley comic posted below features a volume of Tanya in Rubashkin's pocket as he labors the South American immigrants like a modern Pharaoh. What is the connection? Here is ... http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/20/is-tanya-to-blame-for-the-rubashkin-fiasco/ http://daywithoutagay.org/ On December 10th and all the other 364 days of the year too. :-P http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/19/support-day-without-a-gay/ In honor of the forthcoming convention of Chabad-Lubavitch shluchim, we herewith offer 3 items related to Chabad which you may have missed: 1) The September edition of New Voices, which they title "The Lubavitch Issue." Our very own Anarchist Rabbi Captain Sholom Keller is featured on the cover with an extensive ... http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/18/3-items-on-lubavitch/ from Chaptzem: New Square's new dress code for boys  (click on poster to enlarge) http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/18/plastic-frames-with-a-yiddisher-chein/ if you don't like it, feel free to take any or all of these as suggestions Table of Contents Preface Introduction Making an Informed Decision The Elements of Suicide The Empowerment of Accepting Death Preparations Introduction Contemplating Death Imagining the Post-Mortem World Considering the Symbolism of Death and Suicide ... http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/18/suicide-repost/ Our very own Jimmy Justice is sticking it up to NY's finest. Check out this Fox News clip. (hat-tip: Vos Iz Naies): http://www.vosizneias.com/22642/2008/11/17/new-york-man-video-taping-illegally-parked-city-government-vehicles-raise-controversy-video/ Now if only he would cover this week's Shluchim convention in Crown Heights, when they block traffic on Eastern Parkway this Sunday to take their class photo... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99YbBQM72Xg[/youtube] http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/17/way-to-go-jimmy/ I am imagining her in a Red Sox uniform, pitching against the Yankees, being stormed in a bench clearing brawl. Eri Yoshida was drafted for a new independent league that will launch in April, drawing ... http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/17/woman-knuckleball-pitcher-drafted-in-japan/ In today's NYT:  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/fashion/16playgirl.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin "They aspired to bring Playgirl back to its roots, back to a time when the magazine covered issues like abortion and equal rights, interspersing sexy shots of men with work from writers like Raymond Carver and Joyce Carol Oates."  "The women’s dreams crashed when Blue Horizon Media, which also ... http://7fatcow.com/2008/11/16/another-blow-for-women-playgirl-closes-shop/