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Philosophy of Spiritual Education
By Aryeh Ben David "For education to be truly effective it has to penetrate into the depths of the soul of the student." The Disconnectedness of Standard Jewish Education In my opinion there is a serious problem in Jewish Education … Continue reading
Posted in Aryeh Ben David, Education, Spirituality
Tagged abraham, aish kodesh, approach work, aryeh, cynicism, hassidic masters, jewish education, judging others, knowledgeable educators, pedagogy, personal relevance, quot, rav kook, safe space, spiritual education, supportive environment, talmud, vilna gaon, wisdom of the kabbalah, yeshivot
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I’m A Righteous Man Because I Don’t Hate People In My Heart, I Hate Them On My Blog!
I have some reflections on the Torah’s injunction not to hate your neighbor in your heart. I’ve been studying Sefer HaChinuch (the 14th? century book of Jewish education) on Leviticus 19 (the Holiness Code). Which Jews are we allowed to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Torah
Tagged 14th century, angry god, blog, fellow jews, goyim, heart, heretics, holiness code, injunction, jewish education, leviticus 19, live cam chat, mind worms, moses, nbsp, neighbor, quot, Rabbis, reflections, righteous man, special occasion, Torah
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Street Kings – Riveting New Crime Drama Starring Keanu Reeves
I just caught an advanced screening. Here’s my video review. The movie’s about an alcoholic. Normally I hate movies about alcoholics. I can’t stand alcoholics. I don’t know why, but it is one weakness (along with drug abuse) that I … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood
Tagged alcohol abuse, alcoholics, bad guys, crime drama, dawdle, death of his wife, drug abuse, drug addicts, drug and alcohol, drug and alcohol abuse, drunks, fellow officer, imdb, keanu reeves, loyalties, ludlow, new crime, plot outline, quot, rogue cops
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I Almost Died Live On My Cam
From my live cam chat: YourMoralLeader: hi gina Gina: Hey Honey! YourMoralLeader: how are you? Gina: Thank the good lord…. YourMoralLeader: B"H YourMoralLeader: see the play MODERN ORTHODOX? Gina: 1 and the same! Gina: Yup a while ago YourMoralLeader: B"H … Continue reading
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Tagged amen brother, brocha, chick, grapes, live cam chat, Modern Orthodox, molly ringwald, nbsp, orange, oy ve, peanut butter, quot, raisin bread, toast, wrath
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Drunk Driving Shocker At Shalhevet
A couple of the leading lights at Shalhevet wanted to do something dramatic to shock the kids into not drinking to excess on Purim, which begins Thursday night. So they went around the classrooms of the high school and said, … Continue reading
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Tagged classmates, drunk drivers, pedagogical technique, Purim, quot, shocker, thursday night
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Bnai David-Judea Is Where The Women Are – And Some Of Them May Be Eager To Meet You
More attractive young single women go to Bnai David-Judea and the Happy Minyan than any other synagogue in zip code 90035 (Pico/Robertson). While Beth Jacob, Mogen David and Young Israel of Century City are deserts, Bnai David is a dessert … Continue reading
Posted in Pico/Robertson
Tagged aish, arangement, atid, Beth Jacob, century city, deserts, dessert, Israel, jew, judea, legit, Mogen David, orthodox jews, outreach, quot, rabbi, Rabbis, Sinai Temple, single women, singles events, Synagogue, talmud, Torah, young couples, Young Israel, young women, zip code
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I Make Love Out Of Nothing At All
I came home from a long night at the LA Press Club and find a crowd growing in my cam chat room. Due to popular demand, I sing Air Supply’s "Making Love out of Nothing at all" and then dance … Continue reading
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Tagged cam chat, chat room, cheer, crowd, Dennis Prager, disco chicken, Hollywood, incurable diseases, levi, making love out of nothing, moral leader, nbsp, personal experience, quot, ronjeremy, smile, sw, teeth, west hollywood
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