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Tag Archives: Dennis Prager
Teaching Torah In Las Vegas
In a 2007 lecture on Leviticus 12 – 13, Dennis Prager says: Twenty five years ago, I was teaching Torah to the Jewish community of Las Vegas on a regular basis. They would fly me in every month. One time … Continue reading
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Jewish Manners
I just put “Jewish manners” into Google and expected no results. I’ll never forget the shock of my first visit to a synagogue. Most of the people there were so short and ugly. They looked like they had just stepped … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion class, Dennis Prager, fellow jew, jewish couple, jewish guy, living in the ghetto, orthodox shul
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I Love My Judaism, She Loves Her Jesus
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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Tagged Dennis Prager, Jews, Judaism, lord and savior, Torah
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Three Reasons For Not Asking For Reasons For Jewish Law
In his 2000 lecture on Numbers 19, Dennis Prager says that this is the area where he most differs with the tradition. I do not believe that there are any laws we can not understand. The traditional interpretation is that … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, divine law, false god, god and goodness, halakha, hebrew word, jewish law, leibowitz, spirit of the law, traditional interpretation
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When Did Thoughts Become Sinful?
In a 2001 lecture on Numbers 21, Dennis Prager fields a question from a Christian woman who said she was raised to regard impure thoughts as destructive to her soul. Dennis: “When Christianity did away with Jewish law, thoughts became … Continue reading
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The Red Heifer Ritual
In his 2001 lecture on Numbers 19, Dennis Prager says that he believes all the Torah’s laws are understandable, including the inscrutable ritual of the Red Heifer. Every ritual conveys a value. A salt covenant represents an unbreakable covenant. Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, garbage men, impurity, poor person, red cow, sense of guilt
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God Hates Sodomy
This week’s Torah portion is Haazinu (the end of Deuteronomy). On Torah Talk, Rabbi Rabbs discusses Rosh Hashanah, the parsha, and the Ten Commandments of Luke Ford: * You shall laugh at Christianity, and compare believing in Jesus to believing … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, jacob milgrom, observant jews, orthodox conversion, torah portion, torah studies
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God: A Biography
I loved this book by Jack Miles and read it twice. Dennis Prager, however, was not a fan. Numbers 14: 11-12 says: “The LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, fan numbers, god god, jack miles, miraculous signs, psychological impotence
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The Imam Of The Proposed Mosque Near Ground Zero
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager talks about Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam of the proposed mosque: This phony imam. The more I know about him, the less I trust him. He is the cause of this whole problem. … Continue reading
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