Category Archives: Judaism

The folly of ritual tourism (or) Christian(s doing) "seders"

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Rick

AKMA offers a fascinating and (as always) deeply thoughtful post expressing discomfort with “the increasing frequency with which Christians set up and proceed to ‘enact’ seders“. He offers four specific “answers” on the issue. In his second answer where he … Continue reading →

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"Hereville" – Troll-fighting Orthodox Jewish girl comic

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Rick

Dude – you had me at “orthodox”. Not in my wildest dreams would I have imagined or looked for or found anything like this. Via a banner ad at Day by Day. Might I recommend scene 4 which is shabbat? … Continue reading →

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Mark Steyn – Ultimately it is about hatred of Jews

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Rick

I am fascinated when the true underlying motivations of people become clear – and those motivations are different from what they assert in public. “No no – we are not anti-Jewish. We are only anti-Israel”. “No no – we are … Continue reading →

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As Chasidism so Christian witness

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Rick

The terrorist targeting of the sole Jewish center in Mumbai India has been particularly rattling. This is what human beings driven by religious fanaticism are capable of. Enough of that. Two of the five (six?) Jewish people murdered at Chabad … Continue reading →

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