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pretty much.
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He is a good man. His goal is to give his weight in blood over his lifetime. Don't know if he will get there but it is a great goal.
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It is possible I got it wrong or maybe it is platelets, he has been doing it for decades so I'm sure they have it figured out. All I get is the t-shirts.
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My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
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it is where the Nazi's got their ideas about race and degradation of humanity from before making them their own. Disgusting.
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“Caught up with him” but not right away and not before much damage was w
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I understand the appeal of a messiah who will solve all of our problems. I understand the appeal of solutions that seem to break the rules because the rules don't seem to be getting us all the results we want. But I fear false messiahs who cannot deliver on promises and create chaos in their wake.
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Tzvi did told people that common moral norms did not matter, nor did observance. When he was proven false (by his own abandonment of Judaism), he left people without the hope he provided, improvising and without a clear path forward—chaos.
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Shabbtai Tzvi saw himself as the messiah of the Jewish people come to solve the problems of the day. People sold their worldly good to follow him. They gave up pious behavior. The upheaval was extraordinary. Ultimately he was deemed a false messiah. Most of his followers were left without direction
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For me, it is not as much about faith as about the rhythms of the week and life. Taking time to pause allows me to reflect. But I know we all have our own ways of connecting.
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He totally got it and we began a great discussion about being Jewish with or without God
And the hamantachen were fine as well
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May you be blessed with joy as you create and share!
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Glad they make you happy
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Past some of the simpler versions that my students made in my workshop yesterday
You might get try your hand at it
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Truth, we do read black writers all year round in our family but make a special effort in February. Like the Jewish yearly cycle the special months bring to fore issues that are always of concern and focus our attention.
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Fair, I am very situated in my American context.
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amen
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As a military mama I am heartbroken. All of our troops are critical to the success of our military.