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The End Of Genesis
I discuss the parsha with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7pm PST on my live cam. This week we talk about the Torah portion of Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27). Video seven has been deleted because we said some things that were not … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged divine status, faith in god, orthodox rabbi, parashat vayechi, rackman, sexual tension
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Are People Basically Good?
Dennis Prager writes: If my mail is any indication, I suspect I aroused considerably more anger among Jews by arguing that man is not basically good (and that the belief in man’s innate goodness is neither rational nor Jewish) than … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Michael Tolkin
Tagged ash heap, Dennis Prager, faith in god, innate goodness, Michael Tolkin, philosophical difference
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How Do You Keep God Alive In Your Life?
In his 1999 lecture on Exodus 34, Dennis Prager says: The Torah says you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. This is how you keep faith in God, by observing regular rituals. If you don’t observe regular rituals, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, faith in god, feast of unleavened bread, jew, jewish life, jewish values, leaving egypt, rituals
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Just Lunch
Last week, I had lunch with a young woman. She was breathing and I really like that trait in a girl. Only a simple thing prevented me from touching her — my faith in God and in the LAPD. As … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, PUC
Tagged externals, faith in god, grandiose delusions, napa valley, open heart, outrageous things, truth seeker
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