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Tag Archives: Prayer
The $700 Billion Bailout For Wall Street
Why do we always look to government to solve our problems? Why not prayer?
Posted in Economics
Tagged bailout, Prayer, wall street
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San Fernando Valley Shul Reviews
Beis Midrash Toras HaShem (O); 12422 Chandler Blvd, Valley Village, CA 91607; Phone 818-980-6934; http://torashashem.blogspot.com Prayer: B+ Friendliness: C+ Food: B Singles: D Decor: B Average Age of membership: 40. Misc: Good kiddish and decent childcare. The shul is comprised … Continue reading
Posted in Synagogue
Tagged 9278, aish, bequest, chandler blvd, friendliness, hashem, israelis, kiddish, married couples, middle age, Midrash, minyan, moroccan, north hollywood ca, Prayer, rabbi, rabbi block, San Fernando Valley, sephardic, shul, sylvan st, weekdays, Young Israel
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The Lord’s Prayer For Women
zappa: My vibro,which brings me heaven. Rabbit be thy name. Til kingdom come, thy makest me c#m, on earth with eyes on heaven. Give me this day my daily thrill, and forgive me my screams, as i forgive flat batteries. … Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged coffee maker, earth, Emma, flat batteries, frustration, hair dryer, heaven, insanity, intercom, jet plane, khun, kingdom come, lunch time, memo field, nbsp, no men, oy, Prayer, prophecy, punctuation, rabbi, rabbit, screams, suree, temptations, vibro
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Petitionary Prayer
Because of my work as a moral leader, I’m often asked to pray for people. I have no belief in petitionary prayer except as catharsis for the prayer. BTW, I’m live on my cam.
Where Can One Find The Most Transcendent Prayer In Pico/Robertson?
Without a doubt, it is the Happy Minyan (Shlomo Carlebach style but without the child molestation) and its marvelous cantor Yehuda Solomon (lead vocalist for the Moshav Band). This place’s prayer beats the pants off every other minyan in town. … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Minyan
Tagged cantor, child molestation, doubt, glenville, karate academy, map, minyan, Prayer, shlomo carlebach, west pico blvd, yehuda
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How Important Is A Relationship With God?
Having a "relationship with God" makes no sense to me. It feels like something Christians talk about. I had an overdose of that God relationship talk when I was an evangelical Christian. I became Jewish to be hyper-rational and pick … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged christians, david s new, hashem, moral values, Prayer, rabbi, relationship with god, second time, shabbat, suffering, there is a god, viktor frankl, wrong way
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Jewish Spirituality
I have close to zero interest in spirituality, prayer and developing a relationship with G-d (if I want to feel the transcendent, I just listen to a good pop song). About the only rabbi who made any sense to me … Continue reading
Posted in Aryeh Ben David, Spirituality
Tagged calm, Clothes, finley, jewish spirituality, mordecai, nirvana, participants, peace, pop song, Prayer, rabbi, relationship, serenity, spiritual beings, spiritual person, stereotype, stereotypes, Torah, Yoga
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