Tag Archives: hassidim

THE WRITING OF HISTORY by Peter Nolan Smith

March 6, 2013 – 11:58 am

The dead never come back to life and I know that since I’ve almost died on several occasions from motorcycle accidents, beatings, and chemical misjudgments, although none of these near-fatal incidents must not have been too serious, because my soul was never enveloped by the tunnel of light. When I returned to the USA from [...]

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Mixed Marriage

February 26, 2013 – 9:18 pm

There is nothing in the Torah against Hassidim marrying other ethnicities, but I can’t think of a single case of them marrying outside their religion. There’s always a first time, because in the end love is blind. PHOTO by James Velaise

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Little White Lies from BET ON CRAZY

January 30, 2010 – 5:58 pm

Every start of the holiday Selling Season Manny, my boss on 47th Street, told the diamond sales staff, “Most people lie 17 times a day. In order for you to make sales. Lots of sales. I expect you to get your lies into triple figures. He who lies best, makes the sale.” People lie and [...]

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