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Tag Archives: orthodox judaism
Is Sex Without Love OK?
Prior to my conversion to Orthodox Judaism, I sought as much sex as possible (without spending much time, money, effort or dignity), but I’ve always hated illegal drugs and have shied away from people who indulge in them. Robert Kurzban … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs, Sex
Tagged legalizing pot, openness to new experiences, orthodox judaism, psychology today, robert kurzban
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Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky Replaces Original Post On Morning Blessing
Debra responds: Rabbi Kanefsky, Though you may have changed some of the language of your earlier post, I assume you still hold what you wrote earlier to be true. Ealier you wrote: ” . . . Simply for lack of … Continue reading
Posted in R. Yosef Kanefsky
Tagged assani, brain surgeon, daily blessings, male reproductive organs, orthodox judaism, philosophical justification, rabbi yosef
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I Was Interviewed Last Week On KCVU Radio About Growing Up Seventh-Day Adventist
KCVU 1190 AM is based in Boulder, Colorado. My main interviewer was Geoff Anderson, who like me grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. Geoff says he remembers people getting into fistfights over my father. Geoff’s cohost Punkrock Paul also jumps into … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Blogging, Personal
Tagged cry in the dark, fistfights, geoff anderson, gezera, klal yisrael, neilah, orthodox judaism, plink plink, punkrock, yom kipur
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For A Godly Man, I Remain Painfully Flawed
I’m a convert to Orthodox Judaism. I subscribe to an elevated moral code. I try to live my life by the dictates of Jewish law. I want to be a mentch. I study the holy words of Torah. I meditate … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged cave man, godly man, hovel, moral code, mother theresa, orthodox judaism
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The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
I love this movie! It’s a coming of age story about an Australian boy raised a Seventh-Day Adventist who yearns for the pastor’s daughter and fears the world is coming to an end. I dig how the protagonist alternates between … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Personal
Tagged billy graham crusade, cuban missile crisis, orthodox judaism, proper girls, seventh day adventist, seventh day adventists
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