Monthly Archives: September 2010

Dennis Prager’s Autobiography

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Luke Ford

In his 2008 lecture on Leviticus 19, Dennis Prager said: I am writing my autobiography. Tentatively, it’s about my three journeys — as a man, as an American and as a Jew. I’m writing the Jew part right now. Part … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons From Football

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Meir Goldberg writes: The importance of a tzibbur: Joshua Schwager, member of the 1986 national champion Penn State Nittany Lions and now a shomer Torah umitzvos Jew, told my students at Rutgers that the 2007 New York Giants became … Continue reading →

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The Road

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Luke Ford

Post-apocalyptic movies such as The Road and The Book of Eli give me an eery feeling that I am watching the future of the United States. I don’t know if we can undo the damage that Obama has wrought. Report: … Continue reading →

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Choose Life

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Luke Ford

In a 2007 lecture on Leviticus 14-15, Dennis Prager says: Skin disease here is not leprosy. It is not so much a pathologic condition as a condition representing death. Tame aka impure aka unclean means death-oriented. The Torah’s great division … Continue reading →

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The Community Comes First

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Luke Ford

I grew up a Protestant. The center of our faith was individual salvation to Heaven. I loved movies that glorified the individual against the group such as 1966’s A Man For All Seasons. When I turned 18, I dropped my … Continue reading →

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