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Tag Archives: rituals
How Do You Keep God Alive In Your Life?
In his 1999 lecture on Exodus 34, Dennis Prager says: The Torah says you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. This is how you keep faith in God, by observing regular rituals. If you don’t observe regular rituals, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, faith in god, feast of unleavened bread, jew, jewish life, jewish values, leaving egypt, rituals
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Will I See My Family For Christmas?
No. All my family lives in Australia. While my family is always glad to see me, Christmas has never been a big deal in my home. We didn’t celebrate it — though we did give gifts. My dad looked at … Continue reading
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Tagged big sister, chanukah, chanukkah, goyim, jewish faith, jewish thing, pagan, rituals, sermons, seventh day adventists
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I’m Live On My Cam!
Click here to join the fun! I’ve missed you guys. guest3: meet any ladies over the break? Guest23: What are we listening to? YourMoralLeader: scorpions Guest23: I’m dying for a slice of white bread Guest23: with a shmear of peanut … Continue reading
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Tagged bore, cardiac arrest, concentration, davening, followers, hog, horses, Judaism, margins, miss emma, peanut butter, prayer session, rituals, scorpions, seder, self assertion, sex money power, shiurim, shmear, white bread
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Davening With The Stars
I’m live on my cam: MrGorsky: You look different guest4: shavua tov MrGorsky: Like a Russian peasant circa 1914 guest4: how was your kiddush? YourMoralLeader: thank you YourMoralLeader: hi gina YourMoralLeader: it was pretty bad guest4: mine was s**tty too … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, bachur, bais, blackjack tips, full deck, game of life, generic drug makers, jewish life, kiddush hashem, mitzvahs, nerves, pronunciation, quot, rituals, russian peasant, shavua tov, starlet, stutter, tata motors, yakov
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