Yakov76
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My Tagline:
I'm a Jew who loves learning not just about just my own faith, but about those of others.
My Interests:
Prayer, Meditation, Worship, God, Afterlife, Interfaith issues, Origin of life debates, Biblical archaeology, Movies, TV, Music, Books, Current events, Philosophy, Martial Arts, Surfing
My Favorite Books, Authors, Musicians, Movies, Preachers, TV shows, etc:
Slaughterhouse Five, Cat's Cradle, Slapstick, Galapagos-all by Kurt Vonnegut, The Guide for the Perplexed- by Maimonides, Shmuley Boteach (I think Shalom in the Home is awesome)
Who Inspires Me:
Anyone really...who acts in good faith towards all humanity. Martin Luther King Jr. , Gahndi, Yitzhak Rabin (May G-d rest his soul), Golda Meir, Winston Churchill,
My organizations and affiliations:
My shul, Habonim D'ror
My favorite spiritual activities:
Davening, going to shul, reading the Tanakh, the Talmud and the Zohar.
Who I'm praying for:
My family, my friends, the State of Israel, the poor people who suffer at the hands of the evil inclination around the world, all the enemies of the Jewish people and Israel as Yitzhak Rabin said ¨You don´t make peace with friends, you make it with enemies.¨
What is your current spiritual mood?:
Relaxed
What's your spiritual type?:
Old-Fashioned Seeker - I'm happy with my religion but searching for right expression of it.
About Me
I believe:
that the Torah is G-d(HaShem)'s holy word
that anyone who is a good person regardless of faith will be rewarded by G-d after they die based on good, ethical behavior
no religion is superior to one another
Peace (shalom), Truth (Emet) and Love will rule the world and hate, war and hunger shall forever disappear when the moshiach (messiah) comes to save the world
My Basics
Gender: Male
Occupation: Student
Relationship Status: Single
Faiths:
Jewish,
Faith Description: I belong to a Reformed Synagogue but my beliefs in Judaism are much more traditional. On Shabbos I don't answer the phone; tear things; do homework and say some prayers, I don't eat pork and I don't plan on getting a tattoo.
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September 4, 2008 - 11:26 PM