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Category Archives: Judaism
WP: Tucker Carlson targets the ‘Judeo-Christian’ tradition
Jason Willick writes: He appears intent on undoing an Old Testament and New Testament link… Carlson explained in an August podcast that on a recent reading of the Old Testament, he “was pretty shocked by — as I think many … Continue reading
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Dennis Prager – The Modern Jeremiah
LF: “Nobody is a more effective polemicist for Judaism to the gentiles than Dennis Prager, and nobody is more critical of Jews. He’s like a modern Jeremiah.” ChatGPT says: Prager really does occupy that prophetic space—both advocate and accuser. Like … Continue reading
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How Do The Trad Monotheisms Respond The Fuentes Era?
ChatGPT says: Each tradition responds to the Fuentes phenomenon—charismatic grievance politics wrapped in religious or civilizational rhetoric—through its own theological instincts about authority, sin, and community. The differences trace back to how each system handles alienation and belonging in a … Continue reading
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Nobody Wanted My Rosh Hashana Blessing This Year
I told friends — “May you receive what you deserve this year. May there be a reckoning for you, a complete and thorough accounting, a clearing of the books. May G-d give you pure justice.” Nobody liked that blessing. I … Continue reading
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The Worship Of Abstract Theory Over Human Welfare
The buffered love to worship theory while the porous are more likely to love other things. Robert Lighthizer writes in his 2023 book, No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America’s Workers: Free trade is always … Continue reading
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What are the differences between Christian ethics and Jewish ethics?
Grok says: Christian ethics and Jewish ethics, while sharing some common ground due to their Abrahamic roots, differ in several key aspects due to theological, historical, and cultural developments. Here are some of the main differences: 1. Source of Authority: … Continue reading
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What Is Religion?: Debating the Academic Study of Religion
Here are some highlights from this 2021 book: Jews who practice Judaism do not necessarily think they are practicing religion, unless they are part of a larger Western society that defines Judaism as such. Many ultra- Orthodox Jews do not, … Continue reading
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An Amazonian Exodus
From the New York Review of Books: By the Israeli law of return, all Jews have the right to move to Israel and attain citizenship. The law was designed for those with at least one Jewish grandparent, and others have … Continue reading
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Kanye West vs the Pharisees (12-13-22)
02:00 Kanye West to Proud Boys Founder: ‘Jews Should Work for Christians’, https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-gavin-mcinnes-nick-fuentes-jews-forgive-hitler-1234642059/ 13:00 Ye and Alex Jones Break the Internet in MUST SEE New Interview!, https://odysee.com/@AlexJonesChannel:c/Ye-and-Alex-Jones-Break-the-Internet-in-MUST-SEE-New-Interview!:6 28:20 Is the Talmud Racist?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qUtxZYP3y0 33:00 Canadian Dispatch December 12 with Kevin … Continue reading
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What Must A Jew Believe? II
What Must A Jew Believe? II (8-8-21) https://t.co/JwWOtkilHd — (((Luke Ford))) (@lukeford) August 8, 2021 00:00 R. Daniel Sperber on True Orthodoxy vs. Ultra Orthodoxy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE0CDQ_TEXw 10:00 Doooovid joins, https://twitter.com/RebDoooovid 11:00 The Science of Consciousness (TSC) conferences, https://consciousness.arizona.edu/about-conference 15:00 Doooovid … Continue reading
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