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About Lys H

Before I was properly edumucated, I tried to straighten Izzy's mezzuzah. True story.

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"FWIW..." on Tuesday Taste Test: Kosher Haggis!
01/26/08 12:02 am
If it's a Scottish single malt, it should be spelt "whisky", not "whiskey".
"Confused?" on Why We Don’t Give
11/08/07 5:42 pm
1. how is the boycott comment relative (is this Jewish history spam?)? and 2. in the interests of openness, shouldn't crossposting be acknowledged? (Getting ready for TAing has made my Google-fu work ...
"A major omission!" on The Friday 5: Top Trayf Cravings
11/08/07 5:29 pm
Lasagne. Seriously.  The thought of a future bereft of lasagne is pretty much what stands between me and conversion...
"Justification of anal sex." on Gay Marriage. Traditional Jewish Law. How Do We Get These Two Together?
10/25/07 1:05 am
As someone said, the Torah is a living document.  In fact, one doesn't need to look only to the present day to find justification of anal sex.  According to both the Talmud and the author of the Mishnah (who cites the Torah in support of ...
"Ehhh." on The Domestic Goddess Is Back
10/23/07 7:55 pm
I was a big Nigella fan until I saw I saw her appearance on "Who Do You Think You Are?", a geneaology show on the BBC.  She basically threw the adult version of a temper tantrum when she discovered that her ancestors from Amsterdam had ...
"re: tipping in Britain." on Are Jews Bad Tippers?
10/23/07 2:36 pm
Tipping is a complicated business in the UK.  And the people you encountered are right, they do pay for the service, more than we Americans if we eat out and don't tip.  There is no separate wage level for service industry workers in the ...

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