Jacob, kids and drunks

After reading about the slaughtering of all males of a village by Jacob sons (Genesis 34) my youngest son said:

"... and then all Jacob cared about was his name!"

The Jacob dogma

I would have much more respect for those who explain the Torah would they admit that Jacob was nothing but a con man, coward and liar only surpassed by his sons who also turned out to be ignoble murderers; and that we, being descendants of such a deceitful family, should try with every generation to improve ourselves morally and thus aiming for heaven on earth.

Secular bar mitsvah

We are preparing our youngest son's bar mitsvah and we expect at least 100 people in the synagogue. With some luck we'll have minyan too.

It's good to be the king!

593/613 = 17.17 = 18

It takes balls to be a real jew!

"A man with crushed testicles may not enter the assembly of the Lord." (Deut. 23)

Genesis revised (3)

And God said: “let there be cancer” and God saw that it was good.

Genesis revised (2)

And God said: “let all religions fight each other” and God saw that it was good.

Genesis revised

And God said: “let there be misery” and God saw that it was good.

Reflections for sabbath (14)

I am glad Moses led us through the desert. Imagine he led us through Alaska instead, we would be celebrating Sukkoth in an igloo...

(and the balconies of the orthi's would be huge refrigerators)

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Reflections for sabbath (13)

The remarkable methodical logic that is used to procure clearness in halachical issues is set aside when explaining Torah.

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Reflections for sabbath (12)

Moral of this week’s parshah (Vayigash)

Humiliate your brother so later he will share with you in his prosperity.



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Reflections for sabbath (9)

Esau is such a stupid schmuck, every year he steps in the same shit. He just doesn't deserve any better.

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Reflections for sabbath (8)

Would we also have only ten commandments had Moses a weblog instead of stone, hammer and chisel?

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Reflections for sabbath (7)

[Ps. 37, 25]



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Reflections for sabbath (5)

To get off scot-free, the creator of the golden calf must have had good connections.



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(Revisionistic) Reflections for sabbath (4)

How would we see Jacob and Esau had the family’s chronicles been published by the other’s offspring instead?



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Reflections for sabbath (1)

Ten Suggestions:

1. Thou shalt not believe all thou art told.
2. Thou shalt constantly seek knowledge and truth.
3. Thou shalt educate thy fellow man in Laws of Science.
4. Thou shalt not forget the atrocities committed in the name of god.
5. Thou shalt leave valuable contributions for future generations.
6. Thou shalt live in peace with thy fellow man.
7. Thou shalt live this one life thou hast to its full
8. Thou shalt follow a personal code of ethics.
9. Thou shalt maintain a strict seperation between religion and state.
10. Thou shalt support them who follow these suggestions.

Freely rendered from the Ethical Atheist


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