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Tag Archives: holy day
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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Lending A Hand On Shabbos
Just a few minutes before Shuvuot, as I was walking to a friend’s home for dinner, I passed two Mexicans in an alley with a beat-up old truck. A middle-aged man and woman were straining and failing to put a … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged holy day, jewish men, lending a hand, middle aged man, religious jews, shabbos
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Doctor, Doctor, My Yellow Fever Burns Out Of Control
Asians are my favorite minority. If going yellow is wrong, I don’t want to be right. The Asians I know are clean, disciplined and well educated. Most of them are cute and cuddly. They’re committed to their famillies and don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Race
Tagged doctor doctor, famillies, holy day, naked in the jungle, negro spirituals, yellow fever
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It Was Long And Hot
I’m referring to my Passover. Like all Jewish holidays with the extra day of yom tov (holy day) because we live in the diaspora, it was more of an endurance test than a spiritual uplift. I want to join Dennis … Continue reading
Posted in Passover, Personal
Tagged cult, Dennis Prager, diaspora, endurance test, holy day, jewish holidays, Jews, orthodox judaism, Passover, rigor, sheni, spiritual uplift, yom tov
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Your Moral Leader
I use the term "Your Moral Leader" as an inspiration for mirth but deep deep inside, I want to be a moral leader. All of us are role models whether we want to be or not. Each of us has … Continue reading
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Tagged ark of the covenant, biblical hebrew, black guys, blackboard, bloke, chariot, dima, dr russell, holy day, jewish students, kipa, mirth, moral leader, pepperdine, preacher, professor dr, role models, Russell Roberts, shul, world religions
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