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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Questions You Can Never Ask In Church
There is a Yiddish saying that is familiar to many: “One doesn’t die from asking a question.” This expression is a pithy way to explain to someone who has questions that having a question — or many — is no … Continue reading
Posted in divinity, Uncategorized
Tagged answers, Bible, Christianity, church, fellowship, God, Jesus, Judaism, questions, study
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Tzav: Burning in the Dark
The fire upon the altar shall be kept burning upon it, it shall never go out. Each morning, the kohen shall burn wood upon it. -Leviticus 6:5 Although a supernal fire from heaven always burned upon the altar, nevertheless, it … Continue reading
Posted in Torah Portion
Tagged God, humanity, Jesus, spirituality, Torah, Torah Portion, Toulouse, Trayvon Martin, Tzav
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Pausing Before Engaging God
So we’ve determined that meditation is not just a nice thing, but crucial for every human being with functional grey matter. It’s something that was always considered core to the tefillah experience, at least by those who were into that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abyss, Christianity, God, Judaism, ladder, meditation, prayer, preparation, wonders of God
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Considering Meditation
The cruel facts are that to do what a Jew has got to do, you must think. Not just think as in “If apples are $2/lb., then two pounds are gonna cost me $4.” I mean think as in contemplate, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Christian, devotion, Jewish, meditation, prayer, preparation, spirituality
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Seeking Wonder in the Hole of a Bagel
Consider the common association between Jews and bagels for breakfast. Myself, I’m a quinoa-and-avocado man. Nevertheless, mentally constructing a scene in which I invite my Catholic, Protestant, Muslim or Daoist friends to drop by for breakfast, my paranoid Jewish soul … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bagel, blessings, breakfast, Christianity, God, Jesus, Judaism, morning, prayer
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Anointing the Hidden King
The author of Siddur Otzar HatTefillos explains why we do tashlich on Rosh HaShanah from a statement on today’s daf. “Rav Saadiya Gaon explains that we blow the shofar on Rosh HaShanah because on that day we declare Him as king of the world. We blow shofar … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anointed, Christianity, God, Jesus, Judaism, King, shofar, spirit of god
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I Will Awake the Dawn!
My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, faith, God, Judaism, modeh ani, morning, prayer, spirituality, trust
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Vayikra: Voluntary Offering
The Torah portion Vayikra discusses various types of korbanos, sacrificial offerings, first relating the laws of voluntary offerings and then of obligatory offerings. Why does the Torah begin with free-will offerings; one would think that we should first be made … Continue reading
Posted in Torah Portion
Tagged Christianity, Easter, God, Jesus, Judaism, passover, Torah, Torah Portion, trust, Vayikra
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I’m Alive!
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” -Dr. Seuss I admit, thank, surrender before You, to Your essential being, O King, He who speaks the world … Continue reading
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Tagged alive, awake, bedtime shema, faith, God, gratitude, modeh ani, spirituality, trust
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