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Monica Loves Immanuel Levinas
Monica found Levinas life-changing. I find Levinas inscrutable. Monica recommends his books "Nine Talmudic Questions" and "Difficult Freedom." Full video here.
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Every Time I Enter A Rabbi’s Office, I Leave It With Less Freedom To Pursue Truth
I’m not complaining. I think it’s cool. It means I have to make fewer decisions. I have fewer options. I’m a drop in the rain, just a number not a name. And you don’t see it. You don’t believe it. … Continue reading
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Work Means Freedom
From my live cam chat: palestine4ever: oh my palestine4ever: this is a side of luke i never intended to see palestine4ever: LUKE palestine4ever: WAKE UP palestine4ever: THE HEAT IS WORKIN palestine4ever: THE OVEN’S WORKIN palestine4ever: WHY AIN’T YOU WORKIN YourMoralLeader: … Continue reading
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‘Consider The Ordeal Of The Moral Leader’
Reading "Moses as Political Leader" today, I was struck by these paragraphs on page 11 and their message for my life: Consider the ordeal of the moral leader. People of conscience (for example, Moses at the burning bush) often wonder … Continue reading
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Tagged adversaries, burning bush, conscience, freedom, hard job, injunctions, leader guide, moral leader, moses, ordeal, paragraphs, personality, pleasure, political leader, population, precepts, rejection, respite, time god, wits
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