Category Archives: Judaism

Shavuot Song – “Stay Up All Night”

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Luke Ford
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You Don’t Have To Be Chronically Depressed To Be Jewish, But It Helps

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Luke Ford

Greg Leake writes: Hi Luke, It seems to me that this week’s Torah Talks could be titled “If You’re Completely Dysfunctional or Chronically Depressed in the Clinical Sense, Then Judaism Not Only Accepts You, But Prefers You.” At the same … Continue reading →

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How To Wrap Tefillin

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Luke Ford
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The Coupling Of God With Morality

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Luke Ford

Dennis Prager writes: When confronted with Judaism’s (and logic’s) insistence on a transcendent source of morality, the most frequently offered argument by those committed to a godless moral world is: “More people have been killed by religions in the name … Continue reading →

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Yisroel Pensack: Rep. Giffords’ Medical Progress Called a ‘Miracle’

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Yisroel Pensack

It’s not often that The New York Times reports on “miracles”: TUCSON — …Representative Gabrielle Giffords continued Friday to make significant medical progress, her doctors said… Last Saturday, Ms. Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, was meeting with constituents in a Tucson … Continue reading →

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