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The Rabbi on the Beach at the Shul on the Beach

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Give This Dad a Medal

by rabbifink on January 27, 2012 · 0 comments

Tisha B’Av Thoughts 2011: Necessity is the Best Motivation

by rabbifink on August 8, 2011 · 0 comments

Less Football Does Not Equal More Crime, or Does It?

by rabbifink on June 17, 2011 · 8 comments

Whose Fault is a Dropped Game-Wininng Touchdown?

by rabbifink on November 30, 2010 · 2 comments

There Is No Such Thing as a Kal V’Chomer (a Fortiori) in the NFL

by rabbifink on November 24, 2010 · 0 comments

This Just In: Football is a Violent Sport

by rabbifink on October 21, 2010 · 1 comment

Michael Vick, Bill Simmons, Forgiveness and Restorative Justice

by rabbifink on October 6, 2010 · 4 comments

Braylon Edwards is a Moron Who Failed to Learn a Sobering Lesson From Donté Stallworth

by rabbifink on September 21, 2010 · 7 comments

No White Running Backs Allowed?

by rabbifink on April 20, 2010 · 4 comments

Brett Favre, Treason and Teshuva

by rabbifink on August 20, 2009 · 17 comments


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