This week marked the installation of Arnold Eisen as the new Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary. In appointing Eisen, the Conservative movement has taken the radical step of selecting someone who has actually has signigicant knowledge of the world outside the gates of the Jewish Hogwarts. (As a side point, I think JTS would be much cooler if it sorted its incoming classes into Houses – who wouldn't want to see a good game of Talmudic Quidditch between Heschel House and Kaplan House?)
Eisen's ascension inspired the Forward to host a forum on the perenially popular topic of the Conservative Movement's ongoing malaise, the theme of outgoing chancellor Schorsch's caustic goodbye speech. The Forward had the foresight to include some fresher voices along with the usual suspects.
my brother has a gambling problem and he just burned a thousand bucks in one night;;
of all the free stuffs that can come from the internet, what i love to are those free DVDs,,