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Tag Archives: Judaism
I Didn’t Convert To Judaism To Be Comforted
I spoke the other day to a reporter about the conversion crisis in Israel. I said that the religion I joined was exclusivist and elitist and that I expected it to challenge me. Judaism and Jewish community can be as … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Personal
Tagged conversion crisis, crisis in israel, jewish community, Judaism, nature of the beast
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Judaism Is An Unromantic Religion VII
Complete video of my discussion with Joey Kurtzman on this week’s Torah portion Shoftim. Luke Ford, Joey Kurtzman discuss this week’s Torah portion "Shoftim." Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. Joey does not find the Torah spiritual. Funding Levites and rabbis. Married to Jesus?
Posted in Joey Kurtzman, Personal, Torah
Tagged joey, Judaism, levites, luke ford, torah portion
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Judaism As Unromantic Religion IV
Joey Kurtzman and I discuss:
The Role Of Journalism In Judaism
Joey Kurtzman and I chat this afternoon live on my cam:
Posted in Journalism, Judaism, Torah
Tagged joey, Journalism, Judaism, kurtzman
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Should We Celebrate The Penitent? Judaism Vs. Christianity
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Marc Gafni, Personal
Tagged Christianity, Judaism, penitent
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The Professor Anti-Semites Love
Here’s a letter to this week’s Jewish Journal: Why the righteous indignation ("The Professor Anti-Semites Love," May 9)? The fact is that we are clannish, have a history of marrying within and not thinking positively of much of the outside … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal
Tagged anti semites, bitter man, catholicism, catholics, direct response, jewish culture, Jewish Journal, jewish society, Jews, Judaism, Kevin MacDonald, laundry list, light unto the nations, mandate, niche businesses, noahide, primacy, professor kevin, protestants, righteous indignation
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The UnJewish Journal?
Disco Duck emails: Levi, Here is my assessment of the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles. Over time I have noticed that most local Orthodox Rebbeim refer to it as the "unJewish Journal". More than one local Rabbi has given me … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal
Tagged attitudes, bathroom trips, bias, disco duck, drek, excuse, garbage, jewish community, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Judaism, laughs, levi, nickname, quot, rabbi, Rabbis, segments, smear campaigns, toilet, torah values
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Don’t Take Revenge
I’m studying Sefer HaChinuch — a 14th Century working enumerating all the mitzvas in the Torah — with a rabbi. Today we studied the mitzva of not taking revenge. If someone does something bad to me, I want to hurt … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Torah
Tagged 14th century, bad luck, blog, Dennis Prager, drunk driver, heaven, Judaism, mitzva, moral boundaries, peace, rabbi, rage, taking revenge, Torah, Truth, vengeance
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On Being Controversial
Rabbi Alan Yuter writes: Religious Jews speak about Jewish education, Torah commitment and the commandments. The culture of religious Jews and the culture commanded by the sacred library of Judaism are often very different. While Jewish education gives lip service … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Torah
Tagged baltimore county, consternation, elites, holy man, jewish education, jewish religious life, Judaism, kotler, Lakewood, lip service, Ner Israel, orthodox world, penumbra, rabbi joseph, rabbi yosef, rebbe, rsquo, stigma, Torah, Yeshiva
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