Thus, in traditional Jewish law, a mamzer and his or her descendants arenot allowed to marry an ordinary(non-mamzer) Jewish spouse. The restriction does not prevent a mamzer from marrying another mamzer, nor from marrying a convert to Judaism, or a non-Jewish slave. What is the definition ...
Everyone has this grand ideas about stacking decks, passthrough shuffles, and other feats of prestidigitory wonder – and you don’t need it. Most cheats require nothing more than the chutzpah to pull them off, and the good will of your friends. It’s more difficult to cheat in duels,...
Charles Chen: That’s right. That’s right. As long as I’m making money, as long as I am a seller, I make money, I meet my quota, I’m good. But the cost to the company, which this eludes to, is very real and very material. And to really bring up the margins, you’ve ...
I had always wanted to adopt. I’m not sure why, but for decades the desire played like background music in my brain. I knew my child was coming to me via adoption. Child. Singular. Tim agreed to ONE CHILD AND ONE CHILD ONLY, either homegrown or adopted. And then he wheeled and d...
Nature has a way of dispelling the great conceit that all her ways can be captured within the frame of a single scientist’s perspective. Humility makes scientists receptive to this lesson. Intellectually virtuous scientists are concerned to impart knowledge as well as to obtain it. ...