Today, I came across this quote from the famous science fiction author Robert Heinlein (1907-1988): “The Ten Commandments are for lame brains. The first five are solely for the benefit of the priests and the powers that be; the second five are half truths, neither complete nor adequate.” Taken strictly at face value, I can … More Lame Brains
French feminist Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) once wrote, “One can hardly tell women that washing up saucepans is their divine mission, [so] they are told that bringing up children is their divine mission. But the way things are in the world, bringing up children has a great deal in common with washing up saucepans.” It’s … More Washing Up Saucepans
All Mel Brooks jokes aside, what is a miracle? I recently came across this image on my X feed. It’s an excellent example of two things: first, that Western atheists specifically reject the Christian paradigm, and second the reality that Christianity is explicitly about placing faith over evidence. It is true that “miracle” can be … More It’s A Miracle!
In previous articles I have addressed the question of whether Judaism is more a religion or a nation. Although I conclude that Jews are more nation than religion (in my opinion), nation and religion are tied closely together in Judaism as the nation was founded in a covenant (contract) with Hashem (G-d). If Jews appear … More Meet the Judeans
Over in American Karaite Judaism (our FB group), we recently had a contentious and bizarre discussion of the twentieth verse of Ovadia. For reference, here’s the verse: This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess the land as far as Zar’phat;the exiles from Jerusalem who are in S’pharad will possess the towns of the … More How Language Changes
Silver Trumpets 