Tag Archives: Judaism

I Love My Judaism, She Loves Her Jesus

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Luke Ford

How often do you hear Jews talk about how much they love God? Almost never. Jews instead say things like, “I love Torah”, or “I love Yiddishkeit” or “I love Judaism” or “I love Israel” or “I love Jews.” Christians, … Continue reading →

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Honoring Parents

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Luke Ford

Says Dennis in a 1997 lecture on honoring parents (Exodus 20): I was at a speech and a woman came over to me and she said, ‘Dennis, I read your books and I got involved in Judaism and let me … Continue reading →

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What Is A Ritual?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Luke Ford

“A ritual is a physical expression of a value,” says Dennis Prager in his 2004 lecture on Deut. 26. “It took me about 50 years to figure that out. I wish you knew how much struggle is behind a simple … Continue reading →

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The Young Shul

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Luke Ford

Email: “Hello, I really like your blog, especially your review of synagogues. I too am a convert to Judaism… I was wondering if you would recommend a few synagogues (preferably Conservative or Reform) with a good community and younger membership … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Jews Don’t Tend To Be Friends With Non-Jews

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Luke Ford

[Heshy Fried posts: “I don’t look at non-Jews as evil. I guess I just stick with my own (although my own include people who converted to Judaism – reform, conservative and orthodox) out of comfort and Judaism being central to … Continue reading →

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