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A Must Read Maharsha

Head over to DovBear for this post: An Appropriate Maharsha

(If you don’t know who the Maharsha is, don’t bother…)

Law School and Learning Ethics

EthicsLawyers take the brunt of  a lot of jokes and jabs questioning their ethics.

Believe it or not, Law Schools actually teach Ethical Lawyering and every student is required to pass that class prior to taking the bar.

Law blog Legal Geekery (recommended reading for law students) has an article criticizing the way Law Schools attempt to teach ethics to future lawyers.

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The Sales Pitch

This post is cross-posted to DovBear – more discussion there.

I read an important column on a good website yesterday.

It wasn’t on NYTimes.com or Yahoo.com or ESPN.com (some of my favorite sites to link from) this article was on Vosizneias.com. VIN is a Orthodox Jewish blog with editorials and news. I recommend checking it out when you have a chance.

The column I read was a great perpective on Baal Teshuvas and their integration into the Frum community. In particular the column focused on various reactions of the BT (I use the term adoringly) when encountered with other (supposedly) Frum Jews who are not living up to their own standards.

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