Tag Archives: religion

All Jews, Christians, and Muslims Like to Sing

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Neil

After a long history of being treated like crap around the world, it is nice that Jews finally feel so comfortable in America.  I can even write about Yom Kippur on Twitter and get knowledgeable responses about fasting from non-Jews … Continue reading →

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Thinking About Religion

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Neil

I don’t know if it is stress, loneliness, the upcoming Holiday season, or economic fears about the future, but I thought about religion today.  Perhaps, it is the book I am reading, “The Jew and the Lotus,” or the pizza … Continue reading →

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The Orthodox Jewish Guy Outside the Supermarket

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Neil

I went down to Pathmark Supermarket to buy whole wheat hamburger buns and some bottles of Snapple.   In front of the entrance, was an Orthodox Jew handing out leaflets.  He was wearing a yarmulke and tzitzit, a traditional fringed garment worn under … Continue reading →

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The Morality of the Lost Wallet

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Neil

Let’s imagine I’m walking down the block and I find a wallet on the ground.  I open it up.  Inside, I see a driver’s license with an address.  The wallet also contains $5000 dollars.  What am I going to do?  … Continue reading →

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Republican Religiosity

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Neil

Note:  Sophia suggested that I take this post down since it wasn’t in the spirit of the Holidays, especially since it is the post right after the big Holiday concert.   I did take it down, and then I remembered, from past experience, that … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Speech

Posted on February 6, 2006 by Neil

Before he got the Ten Commandments, MOSES is seen coveting his neighbor’s wife.

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Full of Emoticons

Posted on August 18, 2005 by Neil

A couple of days ago I got into a little trouble with one of my readers because the person misinterpreted something I wrote as true.  This is not the first time this has happened.  Sometimes, I stretch the point, such … Continue reading →

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