Category Archives: Nazi

The Man In The High Castle

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

Amazon.com has released eight pilot TV shows on its website. There is one great show among the lot — The Man in the High Castle. REPORT: What if the Allies had lost World War II, the Nazis had been first … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality & The State

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

I’m watching the documentary “The Decent One” about Heinrich Himmler. Variety reviews: On a basic level, “The Decent One” is a biographical documentary. Lapa traces the roots of Himmler’s anti-Semitism to his days at college, a period when the future … Continue reading →

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Help Us Build Jewish Unity

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Luke Ford

I routinely hear appeals for Jewish unity. Here’s one I got via email today from a worthy organization: Shalom Luke, Rav Kook taught that “we need to educate toward spiritual unity.” I agree – and I am very gratified that … Continue reading →

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When American Jews Don’t Consider Themselves Part Of America

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Luke Ford

I’m reading a 2007 essay by Marc B. Shapiro: The Torah im Derekh Erez philosophy [Torah with the way of the land], which was shared by virtually all German Orthodox Jews in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, began … Continue reading →

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William Lind On Christianity Vs Paganism

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Luke Ford

Right-wing pundit William S. Lind: “Christianity has never officially approved of forced conversion. The Church has always acknowledged that belief must come from the heart and the mind. This is different from Islam where once somebody has said the formula, … Continue reading →

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