{"id":682,"date":"2007-08-08T10:18:57","date_gmt":"2007-08-08T17:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=682"},"modified":"2007-12-08T15:32:01","modified_gmt":"2007-12-08T22:20:01","slug":"ten-reasons-i-am-a-jew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=682","title":{"rendered":"Ten Reasons I Am A Jew"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dennis Prager writes in Moment<\/a> (link from Rabbi Gil Student<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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  1. The Jews are the Chosen People.<\/li>\n

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  2. Just as people need an instruction manual for a camera, they need an instruction manual on how to lead a good, holy and meaningful life. Judaism provides the best one ever written: the Torah.<\/li>\n

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  3. The Torah is a divine document.<\/li>\n

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  4. Judaism is a religion of moderation.<\/li>\n

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  5. Judaism provides immense joy. No religion provides such continuous joy-filled moments as Judaism. I am referring to the weekly celebration of Shabbat and the frequent holidays. Every week I look forward to Shabbat in a way unknowable to non-Jews or Jews who do not celebrate the Sabbath.<\/li>\n

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  6. Judaism provides meaning.<\/li>\n

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  7. Judaism provides community. Whether on Shabbat or on holidays, whether in joy—the birth of a child, a wedding—or in crisis or mourning, our religion does not allow us to be alone.<\/li>\n

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  8. Judaism is uniquely preoccupied with good and evil.<\/li>\n

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  9. Judaism is concerned with the present world.<\/li>\n

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  10. Judaism allows, even encourages, a Jew to argue with God.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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