Monthly Archives: March 2015

Vikings

* The closest I can find today to living out a Jane Austen novel is in Orthodox Judaism. Standards and in-group solidarity make life more exciting. * I’ve been watching the TV show Vikings and I am disturbed by the … Continue reading

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Does Anyone Like You?

Sitting in shul davening Friday night, a friend leaned over to me and said, “I’m the only person in this room who likes you.” I shot back: “You’ve been davening here for years and how many Shabbos meals invites have … Continue reading

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Give Me What I Deserve In The Next Life

When God judges me after I die, I hope He gives me what I deserve. I think most Jews have this attitude, but I’ve never met a Christian with this belief. They seem to all believe that they are horrible … Continue reading

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Would I Have Made A Good Spy?

Watching the TV show, The Americans, which many critics regard as the best show on now, I put myself in the place of the protagonists, the Russian spies. Pretty much everything I watch I put myself in the place of … Continue reading

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Exodus: Gods & Kings

This Ridley Scott movie is OK. It touches on group conflict. Thirty six hundreds years ago, the Egyptians were faced with a rapidly growing minority in the land who could not be assimilated. Just think of America with many Mexican … Continue reading

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