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‘I Find My Values In My Jewish Journal’
On page 23 of the latest Jewish Journal, there’s an ad from the Jewish Journal. It features Jonathan Fong, host of StyleWithASmile.tv and he declares himself an avid Jewish Journal reader. The tagline for this series of ads? “I find … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal
Tagged Jewish Journal, jonathan fong, koran, million years, sacred text, tagline
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How To Date Younger Women
I took a brief break this afternoon from the sacred text to check my email, and I found one promoting some free videos from my former Torah teacher Adam Gilad. He warns us that once you start dating younger women, … Continue reading
Posted in Adam Gilad
Tagged anger, dating younger women, sacred text, Torah, women women
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I’m Live On My Cam
I’m live on my cam. I’m a gentle soul. I have loads of empathy. Just stacks of it. So when people come into my chat room and ask me to talk to them, I often try to make an effort … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged gday, gentle soul, hot chicks, iron rule, profound lessons, sacred text, stacks
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Facebook Saves Time
A lot of people — usually losers — tell me they’re not on Facebook because it is a time-waster. It takes them away from the study of Torah. I find being on Facebook saves me time and allows me to … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Personal
Tagged Facebook, holy purposes, mortification, sacred text, time waster
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Wahe Guru – What Have You Done To Me?
I’m in yoga. I went to be flexible for my Torah class later in the evening, flexible enough to see alternative readings of the sacred text, alternative interpretations, alternative ways out of religious obligation. We’re asked to move our mats … Continue reading
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Tagged john travolta, oy, prenatal yoga, religious obligation, sacred text, saturday night fever, shiksas, torah class
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The Big One’s Coming Within A Year
I was sitting at home Friday night studying the sacred text — Suzanne Guillette‘s "Much To Your Chagrin: A Memoir of Embarrassment" — when a short sharp jolt rolled through at 7:42. It was the third distinct quake I recall … Continue reading
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Tagged fault line, fort tejon, guillette, premonition, sacred text, san andreas fault
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