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Tag Archives: light unto the nations
Tosser’s Tunnel Syndrome
Lyn Paul Taylor‘s granddaughter Savannah ushers me into his office this morning. I arrange my worldly belongings according to the teachings of my Feing Shui instructor and get centered, preparing for transfiguration. Lyn walks in. "I’m a wreck," I say. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged holy covenant, light unto the nations, lyn paul, neshama, wilshire blvd, worldly belongings
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Rabbis Ethics Initiative Hits Pico-Robertson
The Jewish Journal reports: But Peulat Sachir organizers are preparing for a wave of criticism nonetheless. Much of the debate over the initiative revolves around one question: Is labor ethics a Jewish issue? Fine, the owner of Pat’s Restaurant and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox
Tagged correct business, ethics initiative, jewish issue, light unto the nations, observant jew, pico boulevard
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The Professor Anti-Semites Love
Here’s a letter to this week’s Jewish Journal: Why the righteous indignation ("The Professor Anti-Semites Love," May 9)? The fact is that we are clannish, have a history of marrying within and not thinking positively of much of the outside … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal
Tagged anti semites, bitter man, catholicism, catholics, direct response, jewish culture, Jewish Journal, jewish society, Jews, Judaism, Kevin MacDonald, laundry list, light unto the nations, mandate, niche businesses, noahide, primacy, professor kevin, protestants, righteous indignation
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Israel At 60
Yossi Klein Halevi reflects: To be an Israeli at the time of the state’s 60th anniversary means to be resigned to living with insoluble emotional and political paradoxes. It means living with a growing fear of mortality, even as we … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged 60th anniversary, certainties, consumerist society, corrupt politician, deputy prime minister, embezzlement, enclaves, finance minister, first intifada, foreign embassies, light unto the nations, middle age, muslim state, oil fields, olam, suicide bombers, tangible assets, world doesn, yossi klein halevi, zionist movement
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