Monthly Archives: January 2011

Talmudic fart jokes

‘It was said of R. Eleazar b. Dordai that once, on hearing that there was certain harlot in one of the towns by the sea who accepted a purse of denarii for her hire, he took a purse of denarii and crossed seven rivers for her sake.  As he was with her, she broke wind [...]

Judaism and sin

‘There is no need for contrition or self-accusation; there is little of a sadistic superego or of a masochistic ego in the Jewish concept of sin and repentance.’ – Erich Fromm Clearly Fromm never saw a Woody Allen film.

Dinner Party Download

I am a podcast junky.  I have a 20 minute walk to and from my office at the university.  When you combine that with time spent walking to and from grocery stores, time spent on trains, and time spent washing dishes, there’s a lot of time to fill with delightful, free entertainment.  Mostly I go [...]

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