▪ So much real news but silly stories often lead: On Homer Simpson and the Jews
▪ Recovery from Katrina is not as smooth as hoped: As school crumbles, New Orleans Rabbi Uri Topolosky leaves city
▪ OU Aged Cheese List
▪ One word – zeitgeist: Why Intelligent People Are Less Likely to Be Religious
▪ Sociologist Peter Berger questions an important premise of progressive religion (Catholicism is case study) – youth aren’t interested in conservative religion: Cardinal Newman and the Progressive View of the World (hat tip: First Thoughts)
▪ Have leadership values changed sinced the 20th century?: Yanklowitz: Core Values for Strong 21st-Century Jewish Leadership
▪ Making Jewish institutions more appealing by removing their Jewish content. Sounds like a recipe for colossal long-term failure: As Teens Defect from Shul, Congregations Find Ways to Revamp Programming
▪ Strange story. No answer to the obvious question – why: Two rabbis and a gold miner rang the NYSE opening bell
▪ Are we really still talking about this?: Should Men Thank God They Were Not Born Women?, Change Sexist Attitudes — Not Ancient Prayer
