Daily Archives: February 8, 2008

God Is In The Details

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Luke Ford

David Suissa writes: Any religion where the main book can read like a Home Depot instruction manual must have something amazing going for it. The spirituality is so hidden, the morality so subtle, the inspiration so obscure, that a few-thousand … Continue reading →

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Film shows Down syndrome no obstacle to prayer – it’s the non-retarded who have the problems

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Luke Ford

The JTA’s Rebecca Wolfson is all giddy that retarded kids can pray. Yeah, well, it’s those with their rational faculties most intact who have the biggest problem with prayer. What’s the point? To change G-d’s mind? To change us? If … Continue reading →

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Orthodox – Non-Orthodox Relations In Los Angeles

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Luke Ford

Conservative Rabbi David Wolpe has said that L.A. has the worst Orthodox-Conservative relations in the country. Yet LimmudLA has at least two Orthodox rabbis speaking (Elazar Muskin and Yosef Kanefsky) and a string of Orthodox laity presenting. The New York … Continue reading →

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Jon Meacham’s Cri de Coeur: Why Do You Read The Economist Instead of Newsweek?

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the New York Observer: After about an hour, there seemed to be no more questions for him, so Newsweek editor Jon Meacham turned to his audience—about 100 graduate students at Columbia journalism school—and said he had a question for … Continue reading →

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