judaism

Judaism is a way of life that challenges it's adherents to use their freewill to carry out Abraham's mission of bettering the world. Judaism insists that a person live very much in this world, and the Torah texts and the mass of rabbinic literature reflects this. So much of what they talk about is how to simply be a mentsch, take responsibility for yourself, and be kind and compassionate to others.

God gave Abraham trials that asked him to shake himself free of the world around him and take radical action that would set him apart as the ivri - the revolutionary - and at the same time make real, lasting change to the corrupt world around him. Picking up and leaving his childhood home and family estate, rejecting the pagan approaches to understanding and using nature, Abraham was building himself up to become a true leader of people, and the founder of Judaism.

Millions of words have been written about the application of the ancient wisdom of the Torah and the Talmud to modern challenges. The dynamism of Jewish scholarship and the proverbial stubbornness of the Jewish people have made Judaism remain as relevant today as it ever was.

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• Who Is Shannon Orand?

  
  Your Moral Leader — Authority: 446
  A friend of Orand’s notes on Daat Torah: 1) Shannon Orand is not a spy for the CIA, or a double agent. She is a sincere mother of 2 who has been dedicated to the Jewish faith and obviously more active in the Jewish community than any normal convert. She has worked with kiruv organizations since her journey ...
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• It’s True, Jews Really are Trying to Take Over The World

  
  PurpleSlinky — Authority: 103
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• American allegedly spied for Israel Justice Department: Engineer employed by U.S. Arm

  
  Argue With Everyone Political Forums — Authority: 168
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• Gaza Freedom Marchers make their voices heard in Egypt

  
  Antony Loewenstein — Authority: 449
  The latest news here from Cairo ( via AFP ): French protesters camped out in front of the their embassy in Cairo to protest a ban on them from travelling from Egypt to Gaza for a march in support of the blockaded Palestinian enclave. About 300 protesters set up tents and blocked a road in front of the mission ...
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• Netanyahu Bids For Peace Deal With USA

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 147
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• Lift The Siege On Gaza International Campaign in Support of the Gaza Freedom March:

  
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• Gideon Levy as a voice of sanity on Gaza anniversary

  
  Antony Loewenstein — Authority: 449
  Gideon Levy in Haaretz on his scathing assessment of Israel’s deluded soul over its Gaza war: Today it is more shameful to be an Israeli because the world, as opposed to Israelis, saw the scenes. It saw thousands of dead and injured taken in the trunks of cars to something between a clinic and a primitive ...
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• Tehachapi Saturnalia, Chinatown Christmas

  
  Blogtrotter — Authority: 121
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• Gaza Freedom March photos, Cairo, 27 December

  
  Antony Loewenstein — Authority: 449
  More of my photos here .
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• Understand that last year’s Gaza assault was only the beginning

  
  Antony Loewenstein — Authority: 449
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• Gaza, one year on noticed by (a few) Israelis

  
  Antony Loewenstein — Authority: 449
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• Asking Mubarak to allow us entry into Gaza

  
  Antony Loewenstein — Authority: 449
  Via AFP : International activists planning to enter Gaza from Egypt for a march appealed to President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday to allow them to enter the blockaded enclave through the Rafah crossing. Organisers of the Gaza Freedom March had earlier said they would try to defy the ban after Egypt turned down ...
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• International call to action from the Bilin Popular Committee

  
  Antony Loewenstein — Authority: 449
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• Funny story or not, depending on your sense of humor.

  
  On a path — Authority: 114
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• Yeshiva University discusses homosexuality

  
  Box Turtle Bulletin — Authority: 700
  Yeshiva University, the prestigious New York school for joint Torah and secular education, hosted a discussion about homosexuality on Tuesday. It proved to be quite a popular subject. ( Jerusalem Post ) Organized by the YU Tolerance Club and Wurzweiler School of Social Work, the event attracted hundreds of ...
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• Can a Catholic Christian Pray Like a Jew? – Conclusion

  
  Vivificat! — Authority: 427
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• Michael Strmiskas "Modern Paganism in World Cultures": Book Review

  
  Blogtrotter — Authority: 121
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• DEATH TO THE SCOTCH IRISH TRAITORS!!

  
  Argue With Everyone Political Forums — Authority: 168
  Quote: Are we British or are we Israelis? If we are British, then is it not incumbent upon us to question, as the wider British public is questioning, the policies and behaviour of the State of Israel without harbouring any feelings of disloyalty – because our loyalty is to the UK and not to Israel? ...
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• Yiddishe Mama

  
  Shirat Devorah — Authority: 133
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• Bruce Lee: The First Chinese Anti-Global Governance Celebrity. Chinese And Judaic Relations? Not A Chinamans Chance

  
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