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Question of the Week: Palm Reading and Horoscopes

Question of the Week: What is Judaism’s take on looking into our future? I’ve always been under the impression that it is forbidden for us to consult with spiritual ‘mediums’, but more and more I’m hearing of people who are paying big money to find out what their future may hold. Is it possible to [...]

Jesus In The Talmud

Jesus In The Talmud Written by Gil Student Bastard Harlot Died Young Balaam Beginning Conclusion Historians Jesus in Hell The Accusation Insults Against Blessed Mary, Sanhedrin 106a . Says Jesus’ mother was a whore: “She who was the descendant of princes and governors played the harlot with carpenters.” Also in footnote #2 [...]

Question of the Week: What does G-d look like?

Question of the Week: My kids keep asking me theological questions I can’t answer. Yesterday my five year old insisted he wanted to know “What does G-d look like?” I had no idea what to say…. Answer: Sometimes the best thing you can tell your child is “I don’t know.” You teach your much child [...]

Anti-Gravity Chair Weighed Me Down.

By BZ Kravitz By BZ Kravitz Our home is user friendly. We love to host visitors and guests. So it was a no-brainer to redo our backyard with a nice sitting patio. But the expense didn’t end there. Next was the patio furniture. With a tight budget we went searching online for those great deals [...]

Ex-Moonie Diane Benscoter: How cults think

Diane Benscoter talks about how she joined the Moonies — and stayed for five long years. She shares an insider’s perspective on cults and extremist movements, and proposes a new way to think about today’s most troubling conflicts.

Diane Benscoter’s revealing talk on being a Moonie and how cult thought can lead people to do the unthinkable.

The article is from TED.com http://blog.ted.com/2009/06/qa_with_diane_b.php Today, we posted Diane Benscoter’s revealing talk on being a Moonie and how cult thought can lead people to do the unthinkable. It’s a topic that’s not often talked about and that fascinates many, so, to bring you more from Diane the TEDBlog caught up with her for an [...]

Reggie White… from Preacher of traditional Christianity to Torah Truth Seeker

Reggie White… from Preacher of traditional Christianity to Torah Truth Seeker

What every business can learn from spaghetti sauce?

Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker, and best-selling author of The Tipping Point and Blink. In this talk, filmed at TED2004, he explains what every business can learn from spaghetti sauce. (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 18:15)