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Heller will be ninth in a line of rabbis that stretches back to the famous early 17th century Mishnah commentator Yom-Tov Lippman Heller. After first setting hands on a computer in second grade, however, Heller always assumed he'd be a mathematician or do something with computers. By fifth grade, he was proficient enough that an older student paid him to hack into a strip poker software program...

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: A Future Rabbi A voids Solemnity | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...that point in the season, the team began talking about national rankings. It was ranked as high as 17th at the time, and was looking to advance even higher...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Despite Rough Season, Laxmen Find Positives | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...17th century, they probably thoughtthat everyone should know the Bible," Vendlersays. "One can regret this. I certainly regretthat people no longer know Latin and no longerknow the Bible. On the other hand, every decreaseis matched by an increase of some sort. They knowa lot more about biology, neurobiology andreproductive control...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Is the Canon Dead? | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...witches' walk, which was across the street from where the House of Blues is now located, once served as the jail where suspected witches were held in the 17th century, Mitchell says...

Author: By Christine M. Griffin, | Title: Harvard: A Long History Of Myth and Witchcraft | 5/23/1994 | See Source »

...September 1992 Ugen Thinley was officially enthroned as the 17th Karmapa in Tibet's Tsurphu Monastery. But in New Delhi in March a defiant Shamar unveiled his own choice for the job: a bespectacled 10-year-old named Tenzin Chentse, whose parents he said were Tibetan refugees. His enthronement, Shamar announced, would take place by year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battle of the Future Buddhas | 5/2/1994 | See Source »

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