http://www.moretorah.com Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:04:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In spite of my commitment to style, and even though I am one good-looking bearded dude, I decided it is finally time to say good-bye to the mass of growth on my face. I have accomplished a lot these past few months and I have achieved more then most men ever ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/09/08/going-going-gone/ Call me slow, but I finally figured out why Obama had that crazy Greek temple stage set-up for his speech in Denver last week – he thinks he is Spartacus.  (Compare photos below.) True, Obama can only take his Spartacus fetish so far – he cannot give a major political address ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/09/02/obama-%e2%80%93-greek-temple-revealed/ Beards are big news and a lot of people are asking me about them.  I wonder, with so much talk about Obama and the DNC this week, maybe a good test of a candidate’s presidential-ness should be whether or not he can grow a beard. I searched the web and it ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/08/27/why-no-beard-obama/ In the interest of education, rabbinical awareness, and as a result of massive public inquiry, I have prepared this short exposé. People don’t often talk about beards – particularly in relation to style – and it is therefore my hope that I can do my part to shed light and offer ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/08/24/more-about-beards/ About two years ago the song “Black Betty” started popping up everywhere.  (I vaguely remember it as a seventies anthem, but that is about it.)  Everyone knows it - and I am often singing it to myself - but no one knows who recorded it. My guess is Aerosmith (obviously wrong), ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/08/16/black-betty-mystery-solved/ I heard yesterday that McCain is thinking about a Jew for the VP slot and my instant, knee-jerk reaction is, “No way, bad news, we don’t need a Jew in the White House.” For many reasons, the worst thing we Jews need is a Jewish president (or Jewish VP for that ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/08/04/mccains-jewish-vp/ The mice are running rampant in my house – or at least they were. Mice were in the walls, behind the stove, under the fridge, in the garage, by the couch – anywhere you would expect mice to be – they were there. We tried professionals – they were useless.  The "professionals" ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/07/29/fluffy-trained-to-kill/ Beards are in (as noted by the New York Times and mentioned in a previous post) and my beard is no exception. I am no newcomer to the world of beards – I quit shaving in late 1993 and I have never looked back – and now I am experimenting with ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/07/28/my-beard-the-saga-continues/ Check out this video – it is Obama at the Kotel at 5 AM. I am surprised that Obama’s handlers didn’t make the effort to learn about the Wall’s daily prayer services.  At 5 AM the pious Jews of Jerusalem are at the Wall to pray with the rising sun (about ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/07/24/obama-at-the-kotel/ This kind of thing really ticks me off: In Chicago, people like Robert Perry are subjected to exhaustive security checks. He was patted down, his wheel chair was examined and his hands were swabbed, all in public view in a see-through room at the security checkpoint. Perry, 71, is not alone "It's ... http://www.moretorah.com/2008/07/23/eat-the-tsa/