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Mosques, Christian warriors and tolerance: What is OWRT?
My friend Owen sent me this link: "Interstate Christian activists on board of Canberra group fighting mosque in Gungahlin"And Owen asked me a question which is a good one. Could I "please elaborate on...
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Sodom, Rabbi Ingram and tolerance
Rabbi Chaim Ingram wrote this week on the portion in the Bible concerning Abraham and the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. He alludes to tolerance and intolerance and same-sex marriage. It's a very good...
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Is it a club or a church?
I was speaking with a long-time friend in the US about a congregation she is attending. By her own testimony, she is growing in the Lord much more than she ever has, learning more about Jewish people...
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Is that a real mitzvah?
The man in this video is Scott Rogowsky. He has a twice a month live show in NYC, as well as a series of videos and each one has irony and humor and repetition. I think my friend Bennett Arron would...
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Love the Lord, your God, with all your mind: How do we do that?
I don't remember ever hearing a sermon on this topic. I've heard that I'm to love the Lord, with everything I have, yes, but not ...'with all my mind.' So we pondered that the other night and came up...
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Muslims' prayer in DC, no big deal, right?
David Lazarus wrote this piece for the internet service Israel Today.co.il and I had to share it today..."It looked like a chilling scene from a Last Days, anti-Christ-takes-over-the-world disaster...
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Boycott, Divest, Sanctions(BDS): Consider the down side
BDS is an acronym for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. In 2005, Palestinian civil society issued a call for a campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies...
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Identity confusion (Michael Brown, Baruch Goldstein, and you)
Michael Brown was the black man shot in Ferguson, Missouri. Some sorted out who he was just by the color of his skin. Racism works to no one's advantage or credit. He is not to be confused with Dr...
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Democracy vs religion: Hand in hand or face off?
Clay Christensen has been on staff for 20 years at the Harvard (Boston USA) Business School and has conducted a TED talk, but nothing is as important as this 90-second message about a Chinese student...
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Just for fun: a joke
Reunion Lunch A group of chaps, all aged 40, discussed where they should meet for a reunion lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Scottish Arms Hotel because the waitresses had big...
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To tell the truth
When I was a kid in the US, black and white game shows filled the afternoon and early evening time slots on the television. One of my favorites was a 'solve the mystery' game of choosing between two...
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When is trauma 'terror?'
"A gunman is holding up to 50 people hostage at a cafe in Martin Place in Sydney. At least one offender took hostages at the popular Lindt chocolate cafe, which has several entrances, just before 10am....
View ArticleHanukkah - Dreidel - music video by Jewish a cappella group Shir Soul - ...
Hanukkah medley and sung a cappella by a great all-men quartet, with fun dreidel spinning to boot. Happy Hanukkah tonight everyone. Celebrate Light in the Darkness.www.jewsforjesus.org.au
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Purpose of the candles
We are writing today on day 5 of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Some wonder if Hanukkah is the Jewish Christmas or Advent since there are candles and gift giving. Also they share the same time period...
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Anticipation
What's just around the corner for you? The sun is rising; the day is beginning; the hopes for the future, even though most of us think 'the future' at this point is only going to last 8 hours or so......
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Hope, beyond today
The burnt-out world is so clearly in view-- the troubles of today, the situations which drive us mad-- all front and centre, like this broken pair of trees. Is there any hope for what's ahead? Is there...
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#Ill Ride With You
According to new reports, the hashtag and the story of #IllRideWithYou was all made up by Rachael Jacobs. A clever and good thought, but not a real story that inspired her to invent the hashtag. As if...
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Is tribalism the same as chosenpeopleism?
Elizabeth Farrelly wrote a striking piece (full article below) with this theme in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald. In the article she cites everyone's right to be offended, not to be free from...
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I was on holiday
People are asking me why I didn't write after the Sydney Siege until today. It wasn't that there was nothing about which to write. It's not that I was lazy or disinterested. It's that I was on annual...
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