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Tag Archives: Torah
It’s Difficult To Love G-d And To Love Man
In a 1995 lecture on Exodus 5, Dennis Prager says: It is difficult if not impossible to love G-d and to love humanity at the same time. If you really love people, then you so cry for their pain that … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, eight hours, exodus, human beings, martyr, martyrdom, monotheistic faiths, moral chaos, Torah
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Does God Improve?
In a 2005 lecture on Deuteronomy 31, Dennis Prager says: “I don’t think there is a text dated anywhere near the text of the Torah that is so egalitarian in its depiction of women. It’s about as unsexist a text. … Continue reading
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Tagged book of mormon, Dennis Prager, depiction of women, deuteronomy, god of vengeance, jewish life, Torah, traditional jews, tribal god, universal god
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The Torah Is Not In Heaven
Here’s the Wikipedia entry. In a 2005 lecture on Deut. 30, Dennis Prager says: “Literally, this teaching is not a wonder. And it’s not far from you.” From Baba Metziah 59:B (in the Talmud): It is taught: On that day … Continue reading
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Tagged carob tree, cubits, Dennis Prager, deut, divine voice, eliezer, heaven, prophet elijah, Torah, wikipedia
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Torah Talk With Joey Kurtzman
This week’s Torah portion is Deuteronomy. Joey and I started Torah talk in August of 2008, the same month I took my first Alexander Technique lesson. Luke: “You were recently on a spiritual journey to India?” Joey: “My wife and … Continue reading
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I Want To Be Big & Tough
I want to hear, “Luke, you are so big!” I like to walk into a room and feel big. I like to go out with girls and feel big. I like to walk into shul and feel big. I hate … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, little voice, loma linda university, shul, Torah
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Is ‘Trauma’ Goyisha Thinking?
As I review the entire corpus of Judaic literature in my head, I can’t find much about trauma. I wonder if trauma is goyisha thinking (outside of Torah and hence has no validity)? I remember moving to the United States … Continue reading
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Tagged average gpa, mongers, moving to the united states, orthodox community, pyschologists, religious issue, sexual abuse, Torah, validity
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How To Date Younger Women
I took a brief break this afternoon from the sacred text to check my email, and I found one promoting some free videos from my former Torah teacher Adam Gilad. He warns us that once you start dating younger women, … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, dating younger women, sacred text, Torah, women women
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Her Stomach Hurts Over His Political Views
"How do you feel about our discussion Saturday night?" he asks. "Your message said it made you feel scared." "My stomach hurts so much," she says. "I’m really sad. I probably just didn’t want to know." "You didn’t," he says. … Continue reading
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Tagged Judaism, orthodox judaism, political views, quot, right wing politics, t amp, Torah, worst fears
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Through A Hole In The Sheet
Everywhere I go, people ask me if Orthodox Jews have sex through a hole in the sheet. I’ve never seen Orthodox Jews have sex in this way. I’ve never heard of any Orthodox Jews I know having sex this way. … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, branches of judaism, camel drivers, erotic possibilities, having sex, orthodox conservative, orthodox jews, rabbi eliezer, Torah
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Financially Supporting Your Man So He Can Study Torah All Day
Yeed comments: If it was an equal relationship, you would find many such arrangements. In actual fact, you virtually never find such a relationship. (And if the Zevulun would be required to literaly give half of his earnings, then you … Continue reading
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Tagged closest thing, jewish learning, new discovery, teshuvah, Torah
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