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Tag Archives: Judaism
Torah, The God of Israel, Truth and Conversion
I got this from a young man: My research on the two major Abrahamic faiths (Christianity and Islam). I looked into it Philosophically, Scientifically, Historically, Theologically. And this, these are my results. 1. Jesus of Nazareth Existed. 2. Jesus of … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged abrahamic faiths, christianity and islam, jesus of nazareth, jewish perspective, Judaism, word of god
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Was Jesus The Savior?
On his radio show Sep. 23, 2011, Dennis Prager was asked if he had ever considered converting to Christianity. He replied: “From when I was in my early twenties and really began thinking about these issues, I did flirt with … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Dennis Prager, Judaism
Tagged hedonism, jesus christ, jesus the savior, Judaism, radio show
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How Do Chabad Guys Marry Models?
Most of the Chabad guys I know, at least two dozen, have smoking hot wives. What’s up with that? I know of no other sect of Judaism where the wives are so consistently hot. How does this happen? I don’t … Continue reading
Rav Kook On Evolution
Dr. Marc Shapiro blogs: He mentions that Maimonides assumes the eternity of the world when he seeks to prove the existence, unity, and incorporeality of God. Maimonides adopts this model so that his proof will be acceptable to everyone. R. … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Marc B. Shapiro, R. A. I. Kook
Tagged adam and eve, creation of adam, creation of man, creation story, Judaism, kook, latest scientific discoveries, maimonides, marc shapiro, modern science, Torah
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Judaism’s Daughter Religions
In a 1993 lecture on Genesis 22, Dennis Prager says: Judaism has two daughter religions — Christianity and Islam. Christians from left to right acknowledge that Christianity emanated from Judaism but Muslims do not acknowledge that Islam emanates Judaism. It … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity and islam, Dennis Prager, islam view, Jews, Judaism
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I Love My Judaism, She Loves Her Jesus
How often do you hear Jews talk about how much they love God? Almost never. Jews instead say things like, “I love Torah”, or “I love Yiddishkeit” or “I love Judaism” or “I love Israel” or “I love Jews.” Christians, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Jews
Tagged Dennis Prager, Jews, Judaism, lord and savior, Torah
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Honoring Parents
Says Dennis in a 1997 lecture on honoring parents (Exodus 20): I was at a speech and a woman came over to me and she said, ‘Dennis, I read your books and I got involved in Judaism and let me … Continue reading
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Tagged exodus, honoring parents, Judaism, new movement, syllabus
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What Is A Ritual?
“A ritual is a physical expression of a value,” says Dennis Prager in his 2004 lecture on Deut. 26. “It took me about 50 years to figure that out. I wish you knew how much struggle is behind a simple … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, deut, hostility, Judaism, physical expression, secular life
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The Young Shul
Email: “Hello, I really like your blog, especially your review of synagogues. I too am a convert to Judaism… I was wondering if you would recommend a few synagogues (preferably Conservative or Reform) with a good community and younger membership … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, conservative shul, Jews, Judaism, synagogues
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Orthodox Jews Don’t Tend To Be Friends With Non-Jews
[Heshy Fried posts: “I don’t look at non-Jews as evil. I guess I just stick with my own (although my own include people who converted to Judaism – reform, conservative and orthodox) out of comfort and Judaism being central to … Continue reading
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Tagged existence, Judaism, orthodox jews
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