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Tag Archives: deuteronomy
Does God Improve?
In a 2005 lecture on Deuteronomy 31, Dennis Prager says: “I don’t think there is a text dated anywhere near the text of the Torah that is so egalitarian in its depiction of women. It’s about as unsexist a text. … Continue reading
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Tagged book of mormon, Dennis Prager, depiction of women, deuteronomy, god of vengeance, jewish life, Torah, traditional jews, tribal god, universal god
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Taking Strong Views
Dennis Prager says in his 15th lecture on Deuteronomy (2003) that he teaches to no particular group. “Most people who take positions have a specific group they appeal to. My appeal is to people individually than groupwise. Most people teaching … Continue reading
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Married People Talk Different
In his 13th lecture on Deuteronomy, Dennis Prager says: “I play a game on the radio. When a person calls, and starts talking, and all I have is a name and the city, I know nothing else about the person, … Continue reading
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Just Wait A Month And Then You Can Rape Her!
In his 12th lecture on Deuteronomy (2003), Dennis Prager says on the Torah verse about taking a captive woman as a wife after she’s left alone for 30 days to mourn her family: “You may not touch her for 30 … Continue reading
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Love The Convert
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed writes in the Jewish Press: The laws regarding converts to Judaism are among the most astounding in the Torah. They teach us that any non-Jew who truly and earnestly seeks to join the Jewish people may do … Continue reading
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