tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post114242261369361913..comments2023-10-29T11:50:25.742+02:00Comments on My Obiter Dicta: Torah UMadda Convocation: A Glimmer of HopeJeffrey R. Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315625918870195028noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1144792672239070652006-04-12T00:57:00.000+03:002006-04-12T00:57:00.000+03:00So will you weigh in with a review of Horowitz's b...So will you weigh in with a review of Horowitz's book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1142528555760990052006-03-16T19:02:00.000+02:002006-03-16T19:02:00.000+02:00i am afraid that i have to agree with anonymous, t...i am afraid that i have to agree with anonymous, though i would stop short at the bitter tone (but i do understand it!). <BR/><BR/>judging by the program he seems correct.<BR/>what are the yu israel initiatives? what do they want to accomplish in israel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1142523452135449782006-03-16T17:37:00.000+02:002006-03-16T17:37:00.000+02:00Significant presence? You must be joking. YU seems...Significant presence? You must be joking. YU seems focused on splashy publicity stunts - new logo, $6m/year for the nebulous CJF - wthis seems like another such effort, a showcase for some fatcats to make speeches and pat themselves on the back for holding the chag hasmicha in Jerusalem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1142516786425772872006-03-16T15:46:00.000+02:002006-03-16T15:46:00.000+02:00on a different note, would you care to weigh in wi...on a different note, would you care to weigh in with a review of elliot horowitz's new book?<BR/>id love to read your thoughts (i mean once you right them down...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1142503169887268022006-03-16T11:59:00.000+02:002006-03-16T11:59:00.000+02:00I received the invitation. If they were trying to...I received the invitation. If they were trying to reach out to Israeli orthodoxy, then leaving Daniel Abraham's name on the invite probably didn't help YU's cause all that much in light of his recent real estate dealings and sub-prime loans to the head of Avanti.<BR/><BR/>I think that YU's endowment is pretty well flush by now that they can afford to be a bit more picky in whose names they'd like to see on the masthead.Ben Bayithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540723595738423002noreply@blogger.com