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Category Archives: Jews
Where Is Death’s Sting?
I love the Christian hymn “Abide With Me.” Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me. Swift to its … Continue reading
Do Christians Get This Philosophical?
At a shiur about the nature of God the other day, a Jewish friend asked me if Christians get this philosophical. “They’re far more philosophical than Jews,” I said. “Christianity is primarily about theology. Christianity is far more Hellenic than … Continue reading
Living Out A Chaim Potok Novel
When I was 14 and 15 (1980-1981), my family and I read all (or almost all) of Chaim Potok‘s novels about Judaism. They reminded us of what dad had gone through with the legalistic — in our view — Seventh-Day … Continue reading
His Rabbi’s Face
There’s a midrash (ancient rabbinic story) that when Joseph was tempted by Potiphar’s wife, a vision of his father’s face came to his mind and that stopped him from sinning. There’s a strong tie many Jews feel with their rabbi … Continue reading
Proud Jews On Lag B’Omer
The Jewish Press reports: Driving through Israel on a packed bus heading for Meron on Lag B’Omer. Along the way I see small fires lit everywhere, the radio talks about the holiday, the police are directing the public transportation system … Continue reading
Rachel Bloom – Singer, Comic
When I logged on to Youtube Thursday afternoon, it suggested this video by Rachel Bloom: Youtube knows that as a convert to Judaism, my intellectual interests extend beyond pure Torah to the rich and varied world of Jewish culture, including … Continue reading
American Jews Support Tough Immigration Laws
Steve Sailer writes: Obviously, Ken Jacobson makes his living by goading Jews to feel “overwhelmed demographically” by white gentiles. But the reality is that typical American Jews don’t feel all that overwhelmed. Their view tends to be that America has … Continue reading
Why Does Nobody Care About Gentile Continuity?
High intermarriage rates with Jews threaten to extinguish’s the world’s longest ongoing culture — that of the goyim. The unique perspectives of Gentiles such as Aristotle and Acquinas may find no equal in the future if the threat of goyish … Continue reading
Should Jews Welcome The Convert Into Their Families?
I believe that 95% of Orthodox Jews were born Orthodox (according to sociologist Steven Cohen). For all the talk about baalei teshuva (returnees), they’re a small proportion of the Orthodox. If my 95% fact is correct, should not Orthodox Jews … Continue reading
The Jewish Walk Of Shame
I usually leave the house by 6 a.m. weekdays so I can walk to shul and learn Talmud and say the morning prayers with my community. Convinced of my own righteousness, I pay little attention to the noise I make … Continue reading