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The Price of Living One’s Philosophy
At our Torah Study class this week, we took up the concluding portion of the Book of Exodus. Mostly it deals with instructions for constructing the Mishkan (Tent of Meeting). That’s the portable temple housing the famous box (the Ark … Continue reading →
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The Other Culture War
The Other Culture War People live and die by ideas. That’s not the only thing we live and die by, but ideas are big in the lives of all of us. For the last 100 years or so, trend-setting thinkers … Continue reading →
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