Comments for Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel

Comment on From The Age of “Seducing By Scents” to “The Emergence of Ortho-Feminism” by Pia

Pia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:13 +0000

Interesting discussion. Just wanted to point out that the legislation you refer to (and apparently found in Home and Garden) never existed. It was a joke originally published in the 1770s that somehow got out of hand.

Comment on Deciphering the Symbolism of the Burnt Sacrifice by Yochanan Lavie

Yochanan Lavie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:21:01 +0000

See “The Savage in Judaism” for a comparison with other religions.

Comment on A Halachic Reductio ad absurdum by admin

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:09:49 +0000

Even the Haredi masses will eventually get fed up with the rabbis at some point.

Comment on Haredi Rabbis “declare war” on the Internet (Part 2) by Judirh Schechtman

Judirh Schechtman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:05:15 +0000

Dear Rabbi,

Your analogy of Karl Marx comparing religion to the opiate of the masses seems to be on target. Those poor Haredi people must be living under awful stress.

Comment on A Halachic Reductio ad absurdum by Yochanan Lavie

Yochanan Lavie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:46:48 +0000

Chareidi Judaism is a non-economically viable Ponzi scheme. It will implode like the Soviet Union.

Comment on Synchronicity and Its Meaning for Experiential Faith (Part 2) by Yochanan Lavie

Yochanan Lavie — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:30:33 +0000

In the mind of God, YHWH, everything is happening in one eternal present. Maybe synchronicity is a form of prophecy.

Comment on Tales From the Hollywood Zone: Was Jesus actually married? by Yochanan Lavie

Yochanan Lavie — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:22:50 +0000

Inconvenient facts are often written out of official histories. Jesus would not have been taken seriously at his time if he wasn’t married. When early Christianity became influenced by aestheticism, his marriage would have been inconvenient. His descendants probably quietly blended in with the Jewish community.

Comment on Tales From the Hollywood Zone: Was Jesus actually married? by admin

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:23:40 +0000

If he was married, his wife probably would have been at the crucifixion.

Comment on Tales From the Hollywood Zone: Was Jesus actually married? by Mary

Mary — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:48:00 +0000

The Da Vinci Code is just another example of how authors, book publishers, and Hollywood studios try to use Christianity as a way to make money. I really doubt that Mary Magdalene was married to Jesus.

Comment on What Inspired the Rabbis to say, “Thank God for not making me a woman!”? (Part 1) by admin

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:42:10 +0000

Many years ago, I dated a well known psychiatrist who never married; he grew up in Israel. He loved chanting this blessing in front of me. I said, “Can you imagine what women feel when men say this prayer?” It was so unfortunate since this man has two daughters who never married. BTW, this man did not belong to a synagogue. His only wish, was for his daughters to get married. It is so unfortunate that hid daughters suffer from his misogyny.

Judy S.