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Category Archives: Judaism
Love The Stranger
The Torah makes many sweeping declarations, including, “Love the stranger.” But the Torah tradition does not end there. It includes specifics on how this is to be done. You are not supposed to go out and practice Biblical texts any … Continue reading
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How Can I Show Her That Judaism Welcomes Lesbians?
“This year is the first time my new non-Jewish daughter-in-law will be spending the high holidays with us. She and my daughter will be coming up from New York City…” From the Forward: Going into an unfamiliar religious environment can … Continue reading
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Religion & Family First, State Second
Paul Johnson writes in Modern Times: De Gasperi, for his part, never recognized in Mussolini anything except a destructive radical: ‘Bolshevism in black’, as he put it. His own Partito Popolare Trentino was welcomed by Don Luigi Sturzo into the … Continue reading
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Rabbi, My husband wants a Blowjob: A Halachic Analysis of Fellatio in Jewish Marital Intimacy (Marital sexuality and Halacha) (Volume 1) Paperback – August 11, 2014
Why I love Judaism. Don’t forget the sequel: Rabbi, My Husband Wants Anal Sex: An Halachic Analysis of Anal Sex within the bounds of Jewish marital intimacy (Marital sexuality and Halacha) (Volume 2) * Fellatio in Halacha: From Wikipedia, the … Continue reading
Hollywoodism Vs Judaism
There’s a disturbing documentary on the Jewish role in Hollywood called “Hollywoodism.” It concludes with a rant by Douglas Rushkoff, author of Nothing Sacred: The Truth About Judaism: “The thing that makes Judaism dangerous to everybody, to every race, to … Continue reading
Is David Brooks Converting To Christianity?
Spengler writes an open letter to David Brooks: Because you are a public intellectual of Jewish origin, though, your spiritual peregrinations are of broader interest. It may be chutzpah for me to offer you advice, but I could not help … Continue reading
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Wednesday Musings
* I never think about life after death. I take it for granted that we will all get what we deserve. I don’t want grace or special treatment. I want God to give it to me straight. I want to … Continue reading
When Does Judaism Push For Diversity?
Where does Judaism celebrate racial diversity and cultural diversity among non-Jews? Where does Judaism say diversity for the goyim is great for the goyim? Nobody can give me any examples of Judaism pushing multiculturalism. A Jew rooted in Torah will … Continue reading
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Did Christianity Invent Liberalism?
Steve Sailer writes: So, it’s helpful to add a third culture to the big question of the day about Christianity and Islam: – In Culture A, X happened, but in Cultures B and C, X didn’t happen? Why? Fortunately for … Continue reading
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Esau’s Tears: Modern Anti-Semitism and the Rise of the Jews by Albert S. Lindemann III
Professor Lindemann writes: By the middle years of the nineteenth century, the term “race” came to be commonly and unapologetically used by nearly everyone… Most observers concluded that there was a link between body type and psyche; the common use, … Continue reading