Monthly Archives: September 2008

Luke & Amy: Sittin’ In The Tree Kissin’

Former Jewish Journal managing editor Amy Klein experiences the sweet dagger of surrender in Sunday’s New York Times: WHEN I met the blogger Luke Ford at a media party six years ago, I had no idea who he was. I … Continue reading

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My Dad Speaks At Loma Linda University On Shabbos

Jared Wright writes: The Good News Tour won’t be the only show in town September 5 & 6. At his newly refurbished blog, AdventistExpressions.com (a reincarnation of Progressive Adventism), LLU professor of religion Dr. Julius Nam writes that Dr. Desmond … Continue reading

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I Didn’t Convert To Judaism To Be Comforted

I spoke the other day to a reporter about the conversion crisis in Israel. I said that the religion I joined was exclusivist and elitist and that I expected it to challenge me. Judaism and Jewish community can be as … Continue reading

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Distorting The News

This article is such nonsense. Jewish Republicans are overwhelmingly behind Sarah Palin. James Besser never lets the facts get in the way of his leftist ideology. From The Jewish Week: Two of a kind: John McCain and Sarah Palin are … Continue reading

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I Visited The Temple Mount In 2000

I walked around and inside the Dome of the Rock when I was in Israel in 2000. From the Jewish Press: "The rabbanim are not talking halacha," Rabbi Moshe Tendler told The Jewish Press. "They’re issuing a political statement."  Last … Continue reading

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