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Tag Archives: relationship with god
What Converts Can Teach Us About Judaism
Oy, if only some lofty journalist would write such sentiments about me! Adam Dickter writes in The Jewish Week: But what struck me most was one line from Yoseph himself that he posted on his website bio, that he chose … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion status, difficult childhood, jewish teachings, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, relationship with god
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Connecting To God & Judaism
From the Atlanta Jewish Times: Jewish Atlantans have seen a huge launch during the last two years in programming across all denominations of Judaism. This surge could be due in part to Federation’s 2006 survey that revealed a Jewish community … Continue reading
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Tagged atlanta jewish times, nai torah, pardes institute, relationship with god, religious educators, traditional synagogue
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I’m Live On My Cam And Singing ‘Jerusalem’ And ‘Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport’
Click here to join the conversation. Watch the hymn Jerusalem and the Aussie favorite. There’s an old Australian stockman lying dying and he gets up on his elbow and says to his mates gathered around him… "Let me abos go … Continue reading
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Tagged apostacy, australian stockman, beard, elbow, exponent, golden calf, hymn jerusalem, kangaroo, kangaroo down sport, kiki, luke ford, mates, new faith, paper mache, ql, rabbinate, redeemer, relationship with god, spoonful of sugar, welshdragon
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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
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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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Creating A Relationship With God
Over Shabbat, I read a good book The Godfile: 10 Approaches to Personalizing Prayer by Aryeh Ben David. He writes on page nine: Many of us walk into a synagogue with the expectation that a spiritual experience will descend upon … Continue reading
Posted in Aryeh Ben David, Prayer
Tagged aryeh, distractions, expectation, prayer book, prayerbook, relationship with god, shabbat, spiritual connection, spiritual experience, spiritual feelings, Synagogue, Truth
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