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Monthly Archives: July 2009
What I Want To Give To My Wife
I’ve been listening to Orthodox psychologist Lisa Aiken and she encourages singles to think about the qualities they’d bring to a marriage. So here’s what I’d give to my wife: * My fidelity * My reliability * My friends and … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, brilliance, chills, distorted view, good listening skills, lisa aiken, personal growth
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I’m Going Through Some Changes
I haven’t felt like blogging in ages. These days I’m doing most of my writing in long-hand in a black notebook that I show to nobody. I haven’t done any interviews for weeks. They’re so time-consuming. I’m rarely home. I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged black notebook, female protagonist, nazi guard, ralph fiennes, reading books, self reflection, shame and humiliation, Yoga
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Gay Marriage Battle Lost
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Our interest is in the cultural atmosphere. As Orthodox Jews, we believe that homosexuality is not the norm. While we do not want to legislate what people do in their bedrooms and we certainly oppose discrimination … Continue reading
Posted in Homosexuality, Orthodoxy
Tagged family purity, gil student, mainstream view, orthodox jews, religious couple, secular jews
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Papal Infallibility And Its Parallels In Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Gil Student writes: There is a review in the new issue of First Things of a book by a Protestant scholar on papal infallibility (link – subscription required). To my surprise, mainly due to my ignorance of Catholic history, … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
Tagged catholic dogma, catholic history, gil student, orthodox judaism, papal infallibility, psak, roman catholic church, Torah
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