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Tag Archives: holiness
No Strings Attached
I was half asleep as I lit my hanukiah this evening, the last night of Hanukkah. As I prepared to eat my evening meal of raw oats with grapes and soy milk, I thought to myself, I’m not really a … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Personal
Tagged going through the motions, Hanukkah, hanukkiah, holiness, orthodox jew
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Are We All Equally Holy?
In his 1998 lecture on Exodus 25, Dennis Prager says: The first area of the sanctuary is copper, then silver, then the holy of holies is gold. This teaches that there are gradations of holiness. There are at least two … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Torah
Tagged Dennis Prager, dodger stadium, gradations, hedonists, holiness, holy day, holy of holies, orderer, revolutionary ideas, sanctuary
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His Holiness Maharishi Lukey Ford
Khunrum emails: I agree with Amalek. This Jewish thing wore out its welcome years ago. I for one welcome the next incarnation, NEW AGE LUKE:
Posted in Personal
Tagged holiness, incarnation, jewish thing, lukey, new age
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An Ode To Moral Leadership
guest41: hi old oversexed pirate guest41: you’re in meditation ? YourMoralLeader: yo dude YourMoralLeader: just blogging guest41: am working for you right now YourMoralLeader: getting me a hot chick? guest41: nope an ode YourMoralLeader: next best thing YourMoralLeader: love me … Continue reading
What If It’s Not Them?
What if my problems in Orthodox Judaism are not their fault? What if it’s not Orthodox Judaism nor its rabbis nor its practitioners that have caused me so much trouble, but only myself? What if I gave the Orthodox community … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged creep, exile, foibles, holiness, individual rights, jewish community, margins, orthodox community, orthodox judaism, Rabbis, Relationships, shul, sunny jim, Torah, tradition, Truth, wise father
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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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Chaim Amalek Live In My Chat Room!
YourMoralLeader: yo My mom (despite having the flu) reflects on her experience March 6 in my chat room: "One thing about your contacts, I can rarely understand what they are on about, but sex is in there somewhere. What’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged apex, black hole, brisk walk, chat room, conversations, digestive track, dsvn, exact number, flu, good gossip, granola, holiness, hovel, Jerusalem, jewess, Jews, live cam chat, lukey, moral leader, moral leadership, nourishment, pasty, plight, terrorist attack, yml
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