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Category Archives: Religion
God Is Not One II
I’ve joined the discussion at Spectrum magazine about Stephen Prothero’s new book on world religions: David, Stephen Prothero’s book is not prescriptive as much as descriptive. He says nothing about learning from other religions. I do not think “learning from … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged comparative religions, history of religions, mircea eliade, prosaic tasks, spectrum magazine, stephen prothero, strange beliefs, world religions
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God Is Not One
When speaking to Jews and Christians, Dennis Prager often says that if you served Jews and Christians equally unripe cantaloupe, Jews would complain more because Jews don’t think suffering is good while Christians view suffering as Christlike. Christianity encourages a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Dennis Prager, Jews, Religion
Tagged book god, culture of complaint, Dennis Prager, differences matter, stephen prothero, torah portion
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The Burden Of Publicly Identifying With A Group
One of my Facebook friends wrote: “Irony of the day: I just got cut off (and almost had an accident) by a car that has “Jesus says repent your sins” written in English and Hebrew on the rear windshield. Mr … Continue reading
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Tagged bad behavior, believer, facebook friends, jesus freak, public identity, rear windshield
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Have A Little Faith by Mitch Albom
From The Ledger: Sally Miller and Joy Banks, who both have read Albom’s blockbuster "Tuesdays With Morrie," felt "Faith" was similar in many respects as it develops over the years it takes for one of the main characters to die. … Continue reading
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Tagged little faith, meaningful lives, mitch albom, sally miller, tuesdays with morrie
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Yisroel Pensack: Britain’s Top Court Grapples with “Who Is A Jew?” and “Who Decides?”
The New York Times reports: On the surface, the court was considering a straightforward challenge to the admissions policy of a Jewish high school in London. But the case, in which arguments concluded Oct. 30, has potential repercussions for thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, England, Judaism, New York Times, Orthodoxy, Religion, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged Britain's Supreme Court, british commonwealth, chief rabbi jonathan sacks, Jews' Free School, JFS, london, progressive synagogue, religious schools, who is a jew
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