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Tag Archives: Judaism
Goy Joy Lives – I’m Meditating Live On My Cam To Abstract Sanskrit Chants
From my live cam: guest7: You now have two traditions where wisdom is associated with a beard: Hinduism and Judaism. Now if you embrace Islam, you’ll be on your way to embracing beard-loving religions. guest7: What’s your next beard-loving tradition … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Yoga
Tagged beard, beards, chants, hindu deity, Hinduism, Judaism, live cam, loving religion
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Judaism & Yoga
I’ve been having a hard time of late reconciling Judaism with yoga. In particular, the teachings of Guru Singh with Judaism. I have a hard time putting my hands in prayer position because that reminds me of Christianity. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, R. Shlomo Carlebach, Yoga
Tagged dirty jew, hard time, image of god, impossible time, Judaism, paintings and drawings, prayer position, shlomo carlebach, yoga west, yogi bhajan
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I’ve Taken A Vow Of Eternal Chastity
I can not be swayed. I can not be tempted. ChaimAmalek: Luke, I am sorry to hear that you have taken a vow of eternal chastity. It is not required of you by Judaism, but I respect your decision ChaimAmalek: … Continue reading
Seeking Approval
I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong in seeking approval. It all depends on who you seek approval from. I notice that a lot of people say, "I don’t care what other people think." I believe this is always false … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, desmond ford, false bravado, fellow academics, good role models, Judaism, Rabbis, seventh day adventism
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Tamar Fox Interview
She’s an elegant writer. Check out her her blog and her work on Jewcy.com and MyJewishLearning.com. We talk over the phone for an hour today.. From Chicago, Tamar, 24, lives in New York. She recently got her MFA in Creative … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Tagged blog, elegant writer, fox, jewish day school, Judaism, mfa, minyan, person kind, quot, quot quot, shomer shabbat, tamar, vanderbilt
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‘Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia’
The author of this forthcoming book, Kenny Gallo, is somebody I’ve known since the summer of 2001. I learned a lot about the mafia from him and in turn I shared with a lot of stuff about Judaism. He’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Mafia
Tagged 21st century, american mafia, babewatch 4, colombo crime family, forthcoming book, hollywood mafia, jerry springer show, Judaism, lucchese crime family, organized crime, racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations
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Judaism’s Balance Between Individual Freedom & Communal Needs
My dad would say: "In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, charity." Judaism has this balance down. It records minority opinions in the Talmud. Full video here.
Judaism & Tribalism
Joey Kurtzman launches into system analysis. Monica relates Native American views on collective responsibility. We all killed Jesus. Some of us are glad. Full video here.
Joey Kurtzman: ‘By Fourth Grade, You Know Judaism Is Silly’
Full discussion here:
Posted in Torah
Tagged fourth grade, joey, Judaism, kurtzman
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What Is The Essence Of Judaism?
A threeway discussion at the hovel: