A Riddle Rav Hanoch B. Padwa1 was asked the following question: איש אחד שידע מבחור עשיר שמחפש שידוך מסר ידיעה זו לאחד השדכנים והתנה עמו שאם יגמור שידוך לבחור הלז צריך לתת לו רבע השדכנות, והשדכן הזה קיבל ידיעה מאיש אחר על כלה בת גדולים ומוסר הידיעה התנה שיתן לו שליש שדכנות, ושדכן צירף אלה […]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
By Any Other URL
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Bullying From the Bench
From today’s Senate confirmation hearings (here and here) for Judge Sonia Sotomayor (hat tip: Andy): GRAHAM: OK. Now, let’s talk about you. I like you, by the way, for whatever that matters. Since I may vote for you that ought to matter to you. One thing that stood out about your record is that when […]