A few facts about Viagra:
1. Last week marked ten years since its use was cleared by the FDA.
2. It was discovered by accident. Researchers at Pfizer were working on a cardiovascular drug. (see here)
3. Alan “Ace” Greenberg, the former chairman of Bear, Stearns, donated one millions dollars so that elderly men [...]
There has been much talk during the past few years about independent minyanim (prayer groups), groups of people getting together to pray, study, etc., outside of the framework of organized synagogues and institutions. For some discussion see here, here, and here. While in the past the question was usually framed in terms of [...]
As a result of a conversation with a few people in the library, a few questions were raised about languages relating to Rashi. It is well-known that Rashi in his commentaries to the Tanakh and Talmud brings over two thousand translations, la’azim, of Hebrew and Aramaic words, using them to explain difficult words and [...]
While going over this past week’s Torah reading, something which was always in my mind was how much Bruce Springsteen has used material from Genesis in his songs. As some of you may know, I am a rabid Springsteen fan, and his songs were in my head maybe more than usual because of both [...]
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