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What’s The Difference Between The Jewish Sabbath And The Christian Sabbath?
Seventh-Day Adventists, Seventh-Day Baptists and Jews observe the Sabbath. What are the differences in how they observe the Sabbath? As someone who was raised a Seventh-Day Adventist but converted to Judaism in 1993, I have some ideas. The most obvious … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson’s Jewish Dream
The greatest interview ever of Michael Jackson? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: This coming Friday night, Sept. 25, NBC will air a one-hour, prime-time “Dateline” special hosted by Meredith Vieira, featuring a book I am publishing on the 30 hours of … Continue reading
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Conformity In Orthodox Judaism
Should I stay or should I go? If I go, there will be trouble. If I stay, I will be troubled. Damn phone’s not ringing. I don’t care. So you want me to repress my feelings? Just shove them right … Continue reading
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Who Cares About Sexual Abuse In Baltimore?
Jane emails: “Rabbi Yaakov Menken and Project Genesis had Rabbi Aron Tendler on his payroll. As it was said: Chaverim kol pedophiles B’ Yisroal. They both use similar grooming techniques…” The Awareness Center blogs: On Sunday, May 18, 2009 in the … Continue reading
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Fighting Child Protective Services
I found this new site fightcps.com and this post: Motzei Shabbos, September 13, 2008 Summary: I am Aviva Yehudit Bat Ya’akov, daughter of a Polish holocaust survivor. Despite financial and health challenges, I have raised my only child as a … Continue reading
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Playing With Sabbath Observance
Mark Glaser writes: Lately, I’ve been experimenting with taking one day each week away from work completely. You might think this would be an easy task as there’s a “weekend” each week that allegedly offers up two full days of … Continue reading
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