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The Difference Between Theology And Values
Theology does not matter much. Many Christians believe I am going to hell because I left Christianity, rejected Jesus Christ, and converted to Orthodox Judaism. Yet these very Christians treat me and other Jews beautifully. They support Israel. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Mitt Romney, Politics
Tagged Dennis Prager, fellow christians, jews for jesus, mainstream christianity, orthodox judaism, traditional christians
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Jewish News
From TorahMusings.com: ▪ The Pollard Spy Case, 25 Years Later ▪ Food Justice and Flaum Appetizing ▪ Rav Nebenzahl: Call off Jerusalem food festival ▪ Survey aims to measure the changing Jewish vote ▪ Jewish Texts Lost in War Are … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, georgia roads, jews for jesus, moshe yess, observant jew, personal critique
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Why Aren’t Jews Debating Believers In Jesus?
Eric Zorn blogs: The obituary — Moishe Rosen dies at 78; founder of Jews for Jesus prompts me to ask readers about something that’s long mystified and impressed me: “Given that the divinity of Jesus is the core belief of … Continue reading
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Tagged aryeh kaplan, counterpoint books, David Klinghoffer, gil student, jews for jesus, moishe rosen
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Luke and Sarah, Sittin
Dave Deutsch writes: Although Springtime is the time for amour, astute Luke Ford readers can’t help but be aware that whatever the calendar may say, love is in the air. Not since a young Dan Quayle made his appearance on … Continue reading
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Jack Wertheimer Is Back
Rabbi Eytan Kobre writes for Cross-Currents: …JTS’s Jack Wertheimer is back on the attack against the non-Orthodox, this time with What Does Reform Judaism Stand For? in this month’s Commentary. Something must be done about that man, if only by … Continue reading
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Tagged incisive pieces, jack wertheimer, jewish observances, jews for jesus, reform jew, society for humanistic judaism
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The Tiger and the Pussycat
I love pussycats but sometimes I like to run with the tigers. The problem with tigers is that they sometimes claw you and often turn out to be quite deranged. That’s kinda cool in small contained doses — hey, live … Continue reading
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Tagged bad woman, chicks, Divorce, drift, good woman, jews for jesus, mom, nbsp, nine years, preference, sages, shabbat, shabbos, shiksas, skirt, strong belief, tiger, tigers, Torah, wild on the streets, zoo
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