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Tag Archives: orthodox judaism
When Do I Post Duplicate Content?
I go through phases where 90% of what I post on here is original content. And then I go through phases where 70% of what I post is duplicate content from other sites that I cut and paste from and … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 months, adul, alexander technique teacher, Dennis Prager, orthodox judaism, religious community, seventh day adventist, teacher training, thinker
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Florida family has 45 guests at Thanksgiving dinner
I’m reading this story from the Drudge Report and thinking about the Happy Minyan. Its stalwarts Stuart and Enny Wax regularly had Shabbat dinner for a hundred people for about two years until they had kids. The kind of hospitality … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Orthodoxy
Tagged drudge report, minyan, orthodox judaism, shabbat dinner, thanksgiving dinner
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The Orthodox View Of Marriage
The more religious the shul, the more likely they are to have copious amounts of alcohol around on Purim and Simchat Torah. By contrast, Modern Orthodox shuls such as Bnai David tend to be alcohol free. I went traditional Thursday … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged orthodox judaism, orthodox shuls, orthodox view, simchat torah, social anxiety, torah scrolls
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One man’s vegetarian journey from Seventh-Day Adventism to Orthodox Judaism
I was scheduled to speak at Sinai Temple at 2pm Sunday. Here’s more info. I arrive at Sinai Temple at 1:45 and the security guard says nothing is scheduled for that afternoon. Six people show up for my talk. The … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits of vegetarianism, john bradshaw, orthodox judaism, seventh day adventism, seventh day adventists, Sinai Temple
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Outreach For Orthodox Judaism
According to Wikipedia: Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim (1896 – 1981) (Hebrew: יצחק נסים) was a former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel. Rabbi Nissim was born in Baghdad and immigrated to Palestine in 1925. In 1964, Pope Paul VI visited Israel but … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, Marc B. Shapiro, nissim, orthodox judaism, pope paul vi, torah in motion
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30G Modern Orthodox Girl Sells Out Sabbath In Two Seconds
I fear that Modern Orthodoxy is in trouble. This girl Esther Petrack with the 30G chest was willing to show it off on national TV and then gives up the Sabbath to be a model. I wonder if I could … Continue reading
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Tagged 34d, Benyamin Cohen, enormous breasts, huffington post, jewish girl, magazine writer, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, queen esther, sabbath observance, seeming inability, taking a turn
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Why I Love Orthodox Judaism
Heshy Fried blogs: Hot Chani: I like the fact that frum people can’t escape the evil of sexiness, I love the fact that you can be frum tznius and sexy. Although tznius is definitely a relative term in this case … Continue reading
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What Converts Can Teach Us About Judaism
Oy, if only some lofty journalist would write such sentiments about me! Adam Dickter writes in The Jewish Week: But what struck me most was one line from Yoseph himself that he posted on his website bio, that he chose … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged conversion status, difficult childhood, jewish teachings, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, relationship with god
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One man’s vegetarian journey from Seventh-Day Adventism to Orthodox Judaism
I am going to speak to a group of Jewish vegetarians in October. Vegetarianism is the last topic I thought I’d ever speak on. I’ve been a vegetarian all my life but never thought about it much. Here are the … Continue reading
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Loma Linda Is The Loneliest Adventist Community In The World II
I wrote a blog post on this theme a couple of months ago. I figured I’d ape my posts about the most prestigious Sabbath invites in Orthodox Judaism in Los Angeles with one about Loma Linda University. One problem — … Continue reading
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Tagged adventist community, Loma Linda, loma linda university, morning sermon, orthodox judaism, religion department, sabbath morning, video production specialist
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