October 14, 2004 Google Introduces Search Program for Hard Drives By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google Inc. on Thursday became the first tech heavyweight to tackle the daunting task of uncluttering computers, introducing a program that quickly scours hard drives for documents, e-mails, instant messages and past Web searches. With the…
The Teams Play On! At WhatIfSports.com, we don’t believe in lockouts! We’ve got all the teams, all the players, and exciting NHL action all season long! (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
Tapper’s 13th Annual Coat Drive October 1- October 31 Warm Hugs for the Winter Help us keep others warm as the weather turns colder. Tapper’s 13th Annual Coat Drive October 1st through 31st Please join with us to make this year our most successful coat drive yet. Donate a winter coat, new or worn, by…
Quest For Love by Molly Shaffer A lonely American rabbi’s son is taking the concept of speed dating up a gear by going on 50 blind dates in 50 US states – all in just 50 days. Dan Jacobs, from Santa Monica, is setting off on the ultimate romantic road trip next week to find…
Michigan Students Celebrate Israeli Culture at First “Balagan!” Carnival October 11, 2004 By Eve Lieberman The American Movement for Israel, the University of Michigan’s Israel advocacy group, drew thousands of interested students to its first annual “Balagan!” Carnival. The carnival highlighted many aspects of Israeli culture and society that are often overshadowed by regional conflict….
By PAUL LUNGEN Staff Reporter An ancient procedure that is part of ritual circumcisions, and which has been found to spread herpes and other dangerous illnesses is still used in Toronto, though infrequently. Oral metzitzah, the practice in which a mohel sucks blood from an infant’s circumcised penis, has been supplanted by more hygienic and…
New Rabbi Saturday, October 2, 2004 Who: Jason A. Miller Where: Mandell L. Berman Center for University of Michigan Hillel Started: Aug. 1, 2004 Age: 28 Residence: Ann Arbor Education: Bachelor of Arts in international relations, James Madison College at Michigan State University (1998); Master of Arts in education, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City…
This only proves what I once said at the Detroit Institute of Arts: “A Four-Year-Old could have painted that!” NEW YORK TIMES A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl By MICHELLE YORK BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The hottest new abstract artist in town has reason to celebrate. This summer, she went from selling her…
This is an article about my classmate, colleague and friend Rabbi Susie Tendler. Susie is now the Assistant Rabbi at Beth David in Greensboro, NC. By Nancy H. McLaughlin Staff Writer News & Record GREENSBORO — The yarmulke question came up the second day of Rosh Hashana, when Rabbi Susie Tendler, newly arrived at Beth…
From the LA Times Madonna and the Kabbalah Cult By Yossi Klein Halevi JERUSALEM — Madonna’s visit to Israel last week, as part of a High Holidays pilgrimage organized by the Los Angeles-based Kabbalah Centre, was greeted here with an enthusiasm deeper than mere excitement at the presence of a pop superstar. Israelis were understandably…