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Jewcy Book Club

Welcome Authors
Brian Frazer
&
Mike Edison
who are posting all week.
Coming up:
  • 10/13:
    Rabbi Levi Brackman and Sam Jaffe
  • 10/20:
    Jonathan Garfinkel
  • 10/20:
    Rabbi Robert Levine
  • 10/27:
    Danit Brown
  • 10/27:
    Joshua Henkin
  • 11/03:
    Craig Glazer
  • 11/10:
    Max Gross
  • 11/17:
    Seth Greenland

About knoxjew

I am a jew from knoxville tennessee.  Its a little more difficult keeping your faith on the bible belt where everyone i know is a follower of christ, and the few jews around are against free thinking.  I am hoping to find some younger, more open minded jews who are still devout to the Lord

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The Value of Life and the Majesty of Existence

My name is Ben.  I feel I need to get the truth out there.  Our religion is at a stand still.  We lose people on a daily basis.  Why?  Is it because we have considered ourselves great for so long, and become arrogant?  Or possibly how much our religion is based around culture rather than faith?  Face it, we are out of date.  All of our great thinkers are gone, and our free interpretation gone with it.  I have offended many people, Jewish and Christian alike, in expressing my ideas.  Future blogs will portray these ideas.  I have spent alot of time and energy researching our roots as a people.  We have become soft.  We have turned our faces to God, but our eyes away from Him.  We see what he has done for us in the past, and praise His holy name.  Why do we choose to look to the past when he is ever present in our lives.  I am far from the perfect person.  But i know i am not the only person who appreciates a nice sunset, a starry night, or a beautiful...

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