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Daily Archives: July 22, 2010
Are You Ready For Some Torah?
Greg emails: Hi Luke, I think Rabbs as Howard Cosell is very evocative. He’s good at it, too. Rabbs, I think you would also qualify for the Mohammed Ali role. However, I must say I have a different vision. How … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged divine nature, howard cosell, mohammed ali, navy recruiting, reform temple, vietnam vet
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The White Obama Joey Kurtzman Testifies To What God Has Done In His Life
Today Joey will share with us the seven spiritual laws for lasting marriage and his five year plan for our economy. This year’s Torah portion is Va’etchanan.
Posted in Joey Kurtzman
Tagged joey, kurtzman, Marriage, obama, spiritual laws
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The Torah Is Not In Heaven II
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, I was just reading your entry ‘The Torah Is Not In Heaven.’ This may seem tangential, but I feel that religion basically faces two major metaphysical challenges today. They are: 1) the enlightenment experience 2) … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Judaism
Tagged comparative religions, history of religions, midland texas, mircea eliade, near death experience, states of consciousness
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This Could Hurt Your Orthodox Marriage Prospects
Heshy Fried writes: Facebook: Unless you are a kiruv rabbi, you have no excuse to be on facebook. If you happen to be on facebook you may want to make sure that you are fans of gedolim and kosher Jewish … Continue reading
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Tagged emunah, Facebook, jewish music, marriage prospects, rabbi
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Does God Improve?
In a 2005 lecture on Deuteronomy 31, Dennis Prager says: “I don’t think there is a text dated anywhere near the text of the Torah that is so egalitarian in its depiction of women. It’s about as unsexist a text. … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Torah
Tagged book of mormon, Dennis Prager, depiction of women, deuteronomy, god of vengeance, jewish life, Torah, traditional jews, tribal god, universal god
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