{"id":45443,"date":"2012-07-29T13:53:04","date_gmt":"2012-07-29T21:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=45443"},"modified":"2012-07-29T13:53:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-29T21:53:04","slug":"as-an-orthodox-jew-i-know-who-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=45443","title":{"rendered":"As An Orthodox Jew, I Know Who I Am"},"content":{"rendered":"

I naturally have a weak sense of self. The sure sense of self is one of the advantages of joining Orthodox Judaism. Many of life’s questions are settled.<\/p>\n

I can look at a guy who spends much of the weekend watching sports and realize that’s not me. I can look at a guy taking a boot camp in how to seduce women and I realize that’s not me. I can see a guy spending his evenings in a bar and realize that’s not me. I can see a guy who doesn’t like to join communities and realize that’s not me. I can see a guy who screams and yells at work and realize that’s not me. I can see a guy who uses everyone in his life for his writing and realize that’s not me. I can see a guy who’s on his third marriage and realize that’s not my path. I can see a guy who consistently puts work ahead of his family and realize that’s not the way for me. I can see a family that has no rituals binding them together and see that’s not the way for me. I can see a guy who spends hours playing video games looking at porn and realize that’s not me. <\/p>\n

An Orthodox Jew should live with dignity. He has a full life. He has many demands on his time. He lives in community.<\/p>\n

As Exodus 15:26 says: “I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; in any of the plagues inflicted on them…”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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