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    Going to Shabbat services -- Conservative to M.O.

    Hi people, I have been davening weekly at a Conservative congregation for a couple of years now. I haven't been inside an Orthodox shul since I was about 8 years old, and I'm curious to go again and see how comfortable it feels now. It's a Modern Orthodox synagogue, within walking distance...
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    Mark of the beast: Forehead and hand

    Hello, folks. Does anyone else notice the similarity between the mark in the forehead and hand, compared with the Jewish practice of phylacteries (apparently even in Jesus' time), which are worn on the forehead and hand? What do you think the relation is? The phylacteries as practiced by...
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    Parsha Eikev and chosen-ness

    Reading the Torah parsha yesterday, I noticed that G_d says (relayed by Moses) that He is giving us the land of Israel not because of our virtue, but because of the even worse lack-of-virtue of the current inhabitants, as well as because He made and intended to keep the promise to our ancestors...
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    Good Friday in Protestant Christianity

    Happy Easter season to you! Having lived in the U.S. in a Baptist-majority area, and then living later in a Catholic-majority area, I was wondering why Good Friday seems to be treated more seriously in Catholic culture? In Catholic areas, schools and businesses are often closed for the day...
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    The morality of salvation by faith

    I have pondered this and tried to grapple with it several times, and I can't seem to understand: How does the (admittedly not universal-) Christian concept of salvation by faith (i.e., faith in Jesus' sacrifice and its atoning ability?) create the foundation of a moral society? If faith is...
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    Musical aspect of prayer

    Having always had a close connection with music, to me it feels one of the most natural paths/avenues of prayer. Here's one of my favorites: wqNJgL3fle0 Chazzan Chaim Adler - Avinu Malkeinu - YouTube Would you like to share yours?
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    Liturgy and structured-prayer

    Hello :) This is more relevant for some denominations than others, but I've heard of Catholic and Eastern Orthodox liturgy being rather well-structured. In this way, they are more similar to Jewish services than, say, Baptists or Pentecostals, who I sense are wary of strictly-defined...
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    "Yahrzeit" for a close friend

    Coming up is a "yahrzeit" for one of my best friends, who died only a few years ago. It's not a real yahrzeit, of course, because we're not related, but I wish there were something I could do to commemorate his life. Any thoughts on how to mourn friends? I suppose I should focus on...
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    Was referred to this forum

    Hello, everyone. :) I like interfaith dialogue, and learning about other religions. I was looking for a nice forum atmosphere to discuss such things. I'm Jewish, usually considering myself "Conservative". I grew up in the Deep South, among many Protestant Christians, so I'm familiar with...
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