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Seventh-Day Adventists Consider Themselves People Of The Book
The modern state of Israel had no significance in my Seventh-Day Adventist upbringing. I heard ten times as much anti-Catholic sentiment as anti-Jewish sentiment. Compared to other Protestants, Adventists are scholarly. They have a bigger school system than any other … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Jews
Tagged flagship publication, lay christians, original languages of the bible, sabbath morning, sabbath mornings, seventh day adventists
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The Conscientious Objector
I just watched this documentary about Medal of Honor winner Desmond Doss, a Seventh-Day Adventist hero from my childhood. And I felt split. My heart warmed to his story but my head said that if more people were pacifists like … Continue reading
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Tagged conscientious objector, desmond doss, desmond t doss, false interpretation, honor winner, observant jew, sabbath morning, seventh day adventism, simple faith, sixth commandment, world war ii
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This Week’s Torah Talk
I took a cold shower before the show, as I do every week, and it brought me out of my post-surgery slump. Rabbi Hershel Rabbs Remer: TONIGHT’S SHOW features a full line-up of topics, including: Lusting after Persian chicks, trashing … Continue reading
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Tagged characteristics of a leader, Dennis Prager, fellow jews, interpreting dreams, psycho therapy, red eye flight, s chat room, sabbath morning
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Loma Linda Is The Loneliest Adventist Community In The World II
I wrote a blog post on this theme a couple of months ago. I figured I’d ape my posts about the most prestigious Sabbath invites in Orthodox Judaism in Los Angeles with one about Loma Linda University. One problem — … Continue reading
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Tagged adventist community, Loma Linda, loma linda university, morning sermon, orthodox judaism, religion department, sabbath morning, video production specialist
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The Blind Side
I love this movie. I identify with its big black protagonist. Like him, I’ve often felt lost. I often walk through the cold without a coat. I remember running up to Young Israel of Century City one Shabbos afternoon. It … Continue reading
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Tagged blind side, glint, napa valley, Neil Strauss, sabbath morning, softball field, Young Israel
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Loma Linda Is The Loneliest Adventist Community In The World
Friday. 12:30 pm. As he began driving east on the Ten freeway from Santa Monica, he tried to free his neck of unnecessary tension. He tried to think up with his whole torso. He tried to let go of habitual … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Loma Linda, Personal
Tagged adventist community, cynthia ozick, dave larson, freeway north, habitual postures, loma linda university, sabbath morning, sabbath sermon, traditional ties, unnecessary tension, yum yum yum
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The Lost Meaning of the Seventh Day
I just picked up this new book — The Lost Meaning of the Seventh Day — by Seventh-Day Adventist Sigve K. Tonstad. He’s on the Religion and Medicine faculty at Loma Linda University. I’m thinking about the title. I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged exodus from egypt, loma linda university, observing the sabbath, religion and medicine, sabbath keeping churches, sabbath morning, seventh day adventists
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Jewish Las Vegas
I expect a Jewish newspaper to return to Las Vegas around Passover. It will be called The Las Vegas Jewish Ink. It has no website yet. “The Las Vegas Jewish Reporter” was closed by the local Federation last year. Jewish … Continue reading
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Tagged casino operator, davening, feudal society, finleys, jewish day school, Jewish Federation, sabbath morning, shabbat morning, sheldon adelson
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