by danya | Oct 10, 2007 | Blog
The NYT reports on the latest activities of the American justice system: A German citizen who said he was kidnapped by the Central Intelligence Agency and tortured in a prison in Afghanistan lost his last chance to seek redress in court today when the Supreme Court...
by danya | Oct 8, 2007 | Blog
Christina of ElegantHack has a frustratingly on-target post up now about the ongoing gap between men’s and women’s pay, promotions, and abilities to break into the highest echelons of the business world. She quotes an article from Harvard Business Review...
by danya | Sep 25, 2007 | Blog
Is it too much to hope that the current Supreme Court would outlaw lethal injection? As the NYT observes, it’s unfortunately unlikely that they’ll outlaw the death penalty altogether, though it would be a very good thing if they did. (You will note from...
by danya | Sep 21, 2007 | Blog
Here’s your happy blast for today.
by danya | Sep 18, 2007 | Blog
There’s a lot that I could say about this text, but I’m not going to. I’d rather leave it open. G’mar chatimah tovah. Rav said: You know the secrets of the universe. Shmuel said: Out of the depths of [my] heart…. Rabbi Yochanan said:...
by danya | Sep 18, 2007 | Blog
Well, the year is now new. My erev Rosh Hashana was lovely; I led part of services, gave a sermon, and went to a lovely dinner at friends’. Rosh Hashana morning, however, I woke up feeling… off. After five hours of davvening and leading Torah discussions...
