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Category Archives: Jews
My Name Is Asher Lev
Buffy posts: “Why is it rebellious for Asher to have mentioned his parents sleep in a double bed? Potok says in an interview, “if it’s really a double bed, then out of respect to your parents, don’t say so, because … Continue reading
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Tagged asher lev, mikveh, potok, religious parents, separate beds
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The Community Comes First
I grew up a Protestant. The center of our faith was individual salvation to Heaven. I loved movies that glorified the individual against the group such as 1966’s A Man For All Seasons. When I turned 18, I dropped my … Continue reading
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Tagged belief in god, crushed testes, Dennis Prager, khyl, leviticus, radio stations, religious observance, sancta sanctorum, turtle doves
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Jewish Manners
I just put “Jewish manners” into Google and expected no results. I’ll never forget the shock of my first visit to a synagogue. Most of the people there were so short and ugly. They looked like they had just stepped … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion class, Dennis Prager, fellow jew, jewish couple, jewish guy, living in the ghetto, orthodox shul
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I Love My Judaism, She Loves Her Jesus
How often do you hear Jews talk about how much they love God? Almost never. Jews instead say things like, “I love Torah”, or “I love Yiddishkeit” or “I love Judaism” or “I love Israel” or “I love Jews.” Christians, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, Jews, Judaism, lord and savior, Torah
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Three Iranian Jews Shot Dead In LA Thursday Night
Bernard Khalili has a long criminal history. The Los Angeles Times reports: A triple murder late Thursday night inside a West Hollywood apartment building may be tied to a robbery attempt. The victims were identified as Pirooz Moussazadeh HY”D, 27; … Continue reading
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Tagged iranian jews, khalili, los angeles county coroner, Los Angeles Times, medical marijuana, rest in paradise, robbery attempt, west hollywood apartment
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What’s the best outfit to crown God king while still feeling like a queen inside?
It’s almost Rosh Hashanah. What will the Zionists of the hot young female variety be wearing to shul on the days of awe? I need to know. Let’s say you are a 16-year old Jewish princess seeking your third boyfriend. … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative synagogue, days of awe, female variety, god king, jewish princess, reconstructionist synagogue, reform temple
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Why Should Anyone Help Pakistan?
Pakistan won’t accept any help that is labeled as coming from Jews. I don’t get why Jews should help this hateful Islamic country? If Pakistan hates Jews so much that they won’t even recognize the existence of the Jewish state … Continue reading
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Tagged clinton global initiative, fellow muslims, international rescue committee, islamic country, operation usa, water tanks
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How Not To Relate To Black Jews
I’m acquainted with about a dozen black Jews in Pico-Robertson. I think the first one I met was at Bnai David in 1994 at a Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz talk and I went up to him and said, “You don’t meet … Continue reading
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Tagged adin steinsaltz, black jews, davening, proper manners, rabbi adin steinsaltz, yiddishkeit
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What Do Secular Jews Have In Common?
In a 1995 lecture on Exodus 6, Dennis Prager says: I have more in common with a Falashan Jew in Ethiopia with whom I can’t correspond than I do with a secular Jew in LA. Torah is what makes us … Continue reading
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Tagged birmingham michigan, Dennis Prager, different cultures, humanistic judaism, jewish food, prize fight, secular jew, Yiddish
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In America They Call That Boundaries
Russian Jewess at the Comedy Store:
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