Monthly Archives: September 2009

Are People Basically Good?

Dennis Prager: On his radio show today, Dennis said: The founders of this country had a very skeptical view of human nature. They understood that people have selfish desires. That’s why they didn’t trust power. Liberals trust power because they … Continue reading

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Former San Francisco Examiner Reporter Yisroel Pensack Joins Lukeford.net

Here’s my 2007 interview with Yisroel, an Orthodox Jew living in San Francisco. Check out his posts here.

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Yisroel Pensack: Dead Rebbe As Mashiach

I was invited to a wedding and reception for the son of a San Francisco Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi/shaliach.

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Sex In Jerusalem

"Nobody ***** in Jerusalem," says my friend Josh*. "They bring redemption. "You’ve heard of Jerusalem Complex? People go to the Wall and they think they’re the Messiah? They go to Israel and they think they’re some Biblical character. Everything has … Continue reading

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‘If You Really Want To Do Kindness, You Should Sleep With Me’

I’m getting ready for the Days of Awe by listening to Torah talks by Rabbi Ari Kahn. Here’s a groovy lecture on the evolving shofar. Rabbi Kahn: "Kindness is something we need to be careful about." "We’re told that Avraham’s … Continue reading

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