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Avraham Failed the Akeidah
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/20/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/20/22

Avraham Failed the Akeidah

My hottest take about Judaism at the moment.

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Drugs vs. Sacraments
Jewishness, Psychedelics תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/5/22 Jewishness, Psychedelics תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/5/22

Drugs vs. Sacraments

Proceed clearly.

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Not Naming Is Lindy
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 10/8/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 10/8/22

Not Naming Is Lindy

Of late, I find myself reticent to enshrine entities with entity names.

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Quality of Signs
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 10/6/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 10/6/22

Quality of Signs

It works better if you hit the comfort/discomfort axis at just about a 90° angle.

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Something Stirred
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 9/26/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 9/26/22

Something Stirred

Formula-seeking mind.

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The Jewish New Year
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 9/26/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 9/26/22

The Jewish New Year

The birth of the people versus the creation of the world.

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Tikkun Olam
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 9/13/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 9/13/22

Tikkun Olam

The Eternal Repair of Creation.

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Authored by God
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 9/6/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 9/6/22

Authored by God

Enough.

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The Torah Is a Book of Magic
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 8/18/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 8/18/22

The Torah Is a Book of Magic

Do I trust the human authorities who made that ruling to represent THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE in court?

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Down to Clown
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 7/27/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 7/27/22

Down to Clown

“Tradition” is “whatever WE, SPECIFICALLY know about our own local traditions, combined.”

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Jewish Divination
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 7/19/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 7/19/22

Jewish Divination

A shortcut to Divinity.

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Purim As Holiest Day of the Year
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 3/17/22 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 3/17/22

Purim As Holiest Day of the Year

It is the temporal and spiritual antipode of (Yom ha’Ki)purim, a.k.a. Yom Kippur.

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My Pagan Bar Mitzvah
Jewishness, Life Stories תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 2/20/22 Jewishness, Life Stories תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 2/20/22

My Pagan Bar Mitzvah

I found something soft and sacred and beautiful and REAL. And I liked it.

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The Underworld
Astrology, Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 12/28/21 Astrology, Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 12/28/21

The Underworld

What bothers me about “eternity.”

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What’s Hard About Learning Traditions From Books
Jewishness, Buddhism תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 12/17/21 Jewishness, Buddhism תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 12/17/21

What’s Hard About Learning Traditions From Books

The best teacher is probably someone who learned the same way you’re learning.

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Start Living Like Humans Again
Jewishness, Culture תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 12/10/21 Jewishness, Culture תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 12/10/21

Start Living Like Humans Again

There’s no more alpha in being esoteric.

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Why the Chanukah Menorah Has Nine Branches
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/28/21 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/28/21

Why the Chanukah Menorah Has Nine Branches

We decentralized holiness, and we need more light for that.

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The Chanukah Story
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/27/21 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/27/21

The Chanukah Story

You don’t have to endorse that to consider what it would be like for your culture to matter that much to you.

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The Kind of Thing Judaism Is
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/10/21 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/10/21

The Kind of Thing Judaism Is

The connotations of the word “religion” are the primary problem, along with the mechanics of its associated examples.

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Wearing a Kippah
Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/7/21 Jewishness תַּעֲלֻמוֹת 11/7/21

Wearing a Kippah

I’ve been wondering a lot about wearing a kippah in life again.

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