Category Archives: Jews

Jewcer.com – Crowd Funding For Jewish Projects

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Luke Ford

It’s a Jewish version of kickstarter.com. Check out Jewcer.com: The global Jewish community is filled with creative and innovative ideas that could benefit our people both in Israel and around the world. Unfortunately, many do not succeed. Why? Funding. Well, … Continue reading →

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There Are Parts Of The Talmud We Don’t Want Non-Jews To See

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Luke Ford

In his second lecture for Torah in Motion on the Chatam Sofer, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “The Chatam Sofer gave his approval for the Talmud to be translated into German. What were the objections of the other rabbis? They … Continue reading →

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Seventh-Day Adventists Consider Themselves People Of The Book

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Luke Ford

The modern state of Israel had no significance in my Seventh-Day Adventist upbringing. I heard ten times as much anti-Catholic sentiment as anti-Jewish sentiment. Compared to other Protestants, Adventists are scholarly. They have a bigger school system than any other … Continue reading →

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Jewish Ignorance Of The Bible

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Luke Ford

I was surprised when I entered Jewish life how ignorant Jews were of the Bible (outside of the Torah). The people of the book don’t know this book. In his first lecture for Torah in Motion on Rabbi Moses Kunitz, … Continue reading →

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Jews, Non-Jews And Bribes

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Luke Ford

I better tiptoe around the roses here. When I grew up, I never knew any Seventh-Day Adventist who took a bribe or gave a bribe. I’m sure it happened. It just wasn’t discussed. Sex and money were generally not matters … Continue reading →

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