The sour effect in many wild ales is usually a combination of lactic, malic, and acetic acids produced by the bacteria lactobacillus and pediococcus. Historically it has been common to measure a beer’s acidity by[…]
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Month: September 2016
“It also seems clear that Trump has a weird problem with admitting error”
It also seems clear that Trump has a weird problem with admitting error. Confronted with his past statements about climate and debt, Trump just pretended he never said them. Confronted with his lack of past[…]
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“We can push and tinker around the edges, but as an Orthodox community, we cannot simply change Orthodoxy”
Ultimately, we will not succeed in satisfying the full range of expectations of every LGBT advocate. Even as we move the ball forward, some will claim that we’ve still fallen short. We can push and[…]
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“Rhetorically, Trump drove a high-speed train filled with fireworks into a nuclear power plant”
Rhetorically, Trump drove a high-speed train filled with fireworks into a nuclear power plant. He was self-absorbed, prickly, defensive, interrupting, baited by every charge yet unprepared to refute them. During his share of a 90-minute[…]
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“…for many of those sympathetic to Israel, the indifference to terror when it takes place in Israel indicates that a higher standard applies compared to other countries”
…for many of those sympathetic to Israel, the indifference to terror when it takes place in Israel indicates that a higher standard applies compared to other countries. Unlike the “Je suis (fill-in “Charlie,” “Belge,” etc.)[…]
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“Racism ceased to be a matter of systems and policy and became a referendum on the rot of the individual soul”
Racism ceased to be a matter of systems and policy and became a referendum on the rot of the individual soul. Calling people racist was no longer a matter of evaluating their opinions; it was[…]
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“The Republicans nominated someone who doesn’t know anything about his signature issue”
The Republicans nominated someone who doesn’t know anything about his signature issue. Trump lambasted Clinton for her involvement in NAFTA, which he said had devastated American manufacturing, but US manufacturing output has risen about 50[…]
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“While the Internet has become a global phenomenon, the American Jewish community is specifically finding its own ways to interact with technology in order to gain access to people and ideas beyond a local region”
When one thinks about Judaism, the computer does not come to the forefront of one’s mind. It seems like an odd pairing. This oddity is actually a pairing that is reshaping the way the Jewish[…]
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“Steering away from the issue might feel safe, but that avoidance is detrimental and dangerous”
In my experience, many, if not most, 20 to 40-year olds in the modern Orthodox world struggle with the issue of homosexuality and the divinity of the Torah. They believe in a kind and just[…]
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“…the concept of the ben sorer umoreh raises essential questions for parents who strive to build loving relationships with their children”
The law, as defined by the Talmud, ensures that it is virtually impossible for such a case to ever be prosecuted, and the Talmud includes the opinion that there never has been and never will[…]
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