Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
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Would I observe Shabbat? That was the first major test of my faith, some four decades ago, soon after I had joined the ranks of the baalei teshuvah, newcomers to an Orthodox lifestyle. Thor Heyerdahl, the famed Norwegian explorer and writer, who had been my favorite author since while high school I had read his best-selling “Kon-Tiki” seafaring memoir, was coming to town. For the first time in my life. I could finally see, and maybe meet, the man I so admired. Heyerdahl was to speak at the local Museum of Science. On a Friday. When Yom Kippur b...
On the day before the National Football League championship game last Sunday, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold was studying his playbook, and reviewing game films. He was reviewing the plays his team could use the next day against the New England Patriots. He was studying the defensive formations and personnel alignments the Patriots could send on the field. He was preparing to put himself into the best mental state for victory. A devout Christian, he should have gone to shul. ,,, . ,≥ The Torah portion read in synagogue on the day b...
