Monthly Archives: March 2006

Amazing stuff! I want to see this in person. H/T to The Corner via Andrew Sullivan.

European Association of Biblical Studies Early Judaism and Rabbinics Research Programme A Call for Papers Continuity, Change and Canonicity: Literary Forms from Biblical to Rabbinic Literature The 2006 EABS Conference will be held at Budapest, 6 – 9 of August. The division of early Judaism and Rabbinics will discuss the […]

Rev. Graham addresses the question of theodicy in the most reponsible way I have yet see from a prominent preacher, while here in NO. God has allowed it [Katrina]. I don’t believe he sent it, but he allowed it for a reason and a purpose, and it may be to […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., March 10 (AP) — The Rutgers University Board of Governors approved a major reorganization on Friday, simplifying a complicated system of undergraduate colleges but preserving an all-female niche on the campus. We continue to work towards similar ends at Tulane.

From Tulane’s President, Dr. Scott Cowen: Good Morning: I’ve always felt, in light of what we’ve experienced over the last few months, that this year’s commencement will be a special one. Just how special was made plain this week when George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States, […]

The Orginal Robert Tilton Farting Preacher Video Clips Why yes, I do have a puerile sense of humor.

Thanks to a very generous gift from my bros-in-law I now posses an AirPort Express! It set up quickly and easily and within 5 minutes I was on the internet and listening to music through my stereo in my family room. Getting the printer hooked up took a little longer […]

The ChronicleHerald.ca in Canada, reports that one school has accepted student objections and stopped using Turnitin.com, which is a program/database for detecting plagiarism. I use this software and Tulane subscribes to it. I think it is excellent and the objections raised, as explained in the story at least, are weak. […]

Tyler William’s has an excellent (and humorous) blog on Hebrew tattoos with errors and all. The first “wrong” is אליהם with the final letter being a samech. One of Tyler’s respondents suggested that it was a mem in Rashi script, but if that is the case why are the other […]