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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Why Do Jews, Christians And Muslims Pray To The East?
According to Wikipedia: "The Jewish custom of fixing the direction of prayer and orienting synagogues accordingly influenced both Christianity and Islam. In early Christianity, it was customary to pray facing toward the Holy Land, see also Jerusalem in Christianity. The … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged christianity and islam, christians and muslims, early christianity, holy land, jewish custom, qibla
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TV Pundit S.E. Cupp Is ‘Disgusted’ When You Look At Her With Lust
From my Monday interview: Luke: "How do you react when you feel that a man is looking at you with lust? Are you horrified, disgusted, appalled?" SE: "Yeah. Disgusted. This is not a unique situation. Women in Manhattan are objectified … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, S.E. Cupp, Sex
Tagged Adultery, broad spectrum, cupp, Greg Gutfeld, New York Times, walking down the street
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Can Converts Become Rabbis?
It doesn’t bother me that there is a substantial case in Jewish law against converts such as myself becoming rabbis. I never knew this until I read this post. I have fantasized about becoming a rabbi because I am obviously … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Rabbis, Torah
Tagged gil student, jewish communities, jewish family, jewish law, knowledgable, orthodox jews
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The Nechama Leibowitz Biography
Rabbi Gil Student writes: In discussing the new 600-page biography by Yael Unterman, Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar, a friend remarked that he didn’t like it at all because it is just a collection of ma’aselakh, stories. I told … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged cafes in berlin, joseph b soloveitchik, menachem schneerson, menahem mendel, nechama leibowitz, nehama leibowitz
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Hot Nude Yoga
I picked up the March issue of LAYoga magazine because I saw its headline "Hot Nude Yoga." When I finally found the article, you can imagine my disappointment when I found out this was only for gay men.