Monthly Archives: February 2015

God, Torah & The Commandments

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: R. Kook argued that there is good reason to observe mitzvot even if one does not have a traditional view of the Torah’s authorship. On the one hand, there is nothing surprising in this. After … Continue reading →

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I Want The World To Love Me

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

A friend who’s known me since childhood says: “You want everyone to love you. You want to be special to everyone. I so understand you. You have to have been unloved to understand this need.” “As to NPD (Narcissistic Personality … Continue reading →

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Preach Equality But Practice Supremacy

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

Preach equality to be socially acceptable, but practice supremacy (put your own group first). Chaim: “In other words, talk like a Swedish WASP, but think and live like a Japanese. Unfortunately, today’s WASP talks and acts like a WASP.” * … Continue reading →

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The World Cup Of Cricket

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

I tell a friend in Australia via Skype: “We thrashed the Poms by a hundred runs. I was telling everyone at shul about it but they thought I was a dago. They couldn’t care less.” Mate: “I thought everyone in … Continue reading →

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Blasting The Car Horn

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

So when a car pulls up next door in 90035 and starts blaring the horn, is this person disrupting the peace of the community most likely: * Seventh-Day Adventist * WASP * Mormon * Buddhist * Middle-Eastern In my experience, … Continue reading →

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