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Tag Archives: gentiles
When The Goyim Mock Us For Not Wearing Shoes
Rabbi Michael Broyde writes: "Second, we now live in a society where Jews ought to seek to conduct themselves in ways that cause the Gentiles around us not to mock us. Halacha frowns on letting Jews be mocked and certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, R. Michael J. Broyde
Tagged 9th of av, ashkenazic, converse allstars, gentiles, goyim, Jews, rabbi michael, russian empire, uncommon practice
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The Luke Ford Show
Curious writes: "Is there any mass appeal to your reality show without the porn aspect? I mean an under performing Jew is unique, but hardly ranks a show." Fred emails: "How about an under performing Jew with a penchant for … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged ford, gentiles, heavenly father, jew, kingdom of god, little faith, luke ford, mass appeal, quot, reality show, righteousness
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I Plan, Sherre Laughs
So a couple of weeks ago, the publicist for Rabbi Sherre Hirsch’s first book, We Plan, God Laughs, invited me to email in questions for the rabbi. I did. Five days later, the publicist emails me to say that the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, R. Sherre Hirsch
Tagged Conservative Judaism, conservative rabbi, counselor, desire, divine punishment, gentiles, hand experiences, interfaith work, jesus, laity, life after death, nbsp, news media, publicist, rabbi hirsch, shabbos, sherre, spiritual lesson, stringent standards, temple sinai
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Should Jews Welcome Christian Support For Israel?
By Jan Willem van der Hoeven of the International Christian Zionist Center: It is truly amazing how self-destructive some of the Jewish leaders are in their relationship to those who, as never before, want to stand at Israel’s side at … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Israel, Reform Judaism
Tagged arab states, arabs, christian friends of israel, christians, destructiveness, dr eric, Eric Yoffie, friends of israel, Genocide, gentiles, Holocaust, homosexuality, israeli citizens, jan willem, jewish leaders, nazis, political agenda, union for reform judaism, van der hoeven, willem van
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Orthodox Jews In Strip Clubs
A friend challenges me: You should go to a few strip clubs and see how many frum married men you recognize. They say havdala (ceremony marking the end of the Sabbath and recognizing the separation of the holy and profane, … Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged cootch, distinctions, gentiles, hook ups, jewish men, la cienega, married men, orthodox jews, Sabbath, shabbos, spice, strip club, strip clubs, ups
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Do Gentiles Possess Holiness?
The more religious you go in Jewish life, the more likely you are to encounter beliefs that Gentiles have little value. There’s a good discussion on Failed Messiah: RabbidW posts: "Jews do not plan on killing nonJews. Jews speak of … Continue reading
Posted in FailedMessiah
Tagged altruism, divine soul, downfall, enigmatic smile, faithful god, gentiles, heaven, holiness, interrogation, jew, jewish life, Jews, kuzari, leibowitz, messiah, orthodox communities, outreach worker, prayers, principle, rebbe, religions, sacri, Yeshiva, yeshivas
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A Reader Just Sent Me A $1,000 Paypal Donation To Further My Ministry
So I’m on my live cam after a hard night learning Talmud, and I’m chatting on the phone and swigging my green tea and doing countless tasks while paying part-time attention to my chat, and after Guest 117 left, he … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged countless tasks, followers, ford, ford fan, gentiles, going hollywood, green tea, guidance, hillary, Hollywood, live cam, luke ford, nbsp, obama, oy, part time, paypal, silence, talmud, time attention
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