I have often speculated that Moses (who was an Egyptian prince with and Egyptian name) was actually an underground follower of Aton's religion and led a group of followers/slaves out of Egypt who became the original Hebrews. My own personal problems with Judaism is that orthodoxy is way too legalistic for my tastes (at my 100 year old grandmother's funeral we couldn't say the Kaddish because there weren't 10 men there) while Reform Judaism has always struck me as being bogus.
I appreciate your sentiments although I don't think you were of Bar Mitzvah age when she died!
I have often thought that if my wife was Orthodox (she is actually Lebanese Christian so looks Jewish!) I could live an Orthodox life style. I would certainly find that easier than tolerating a liberal reform Jewish rabbi droning on about Tikkun Olam.
Well, Iāve squarely and solidly hit two of the three. As for mono-foodism, would it be too much to ask to be able to stay on meat, potatoes and vegetables, an enjoyable trifecta? Oh, and those strips of dried beef put under the saddles of Ghengis Khanās hordes was actually put there to soften it and make it edible. Enjoyable read. Something else to think about other then the miserable news. Cheers!
I enjoyed it you are are an excellent writer.
I have often speculated that Moses (who was an Egyptian prince with and Egyptian name) was actually an underground follower of Aton's religion and led a group of followers/slaves out of Egypt who became the original Hebrews. My own personal problems with Judaism is that orthodoxy is way too legalistic for my tastes (at my 100 year old grandmother's funeral we couldn't say the Kaddish because there weren't 10 men there) while Reform Judaism has always struck me as being bogus.
Iām sorry about the minyan and I wish I were there.
Freud wrote a whole book ā a speculative fiction ā about Moses being an Egyptian in the vein you describe
I was thinking that you should have named this post "Moses and Monogamy"!
I appreciate your sentiments although I don't think you were of Bar Mitzvah age when she died!
I have often thought that if my wife was Orthodox (she is actually Lebanese Christian so looks Jewish!) I could live an Orthodox life style. I would certainly find that easier than tolerating a liberal reform Jewish rabbi droning on about Tikkun Olam.
Yes. My Lebanese Christian wife converted to Orthodox Judaism.
This was fun. Thinking can be a sport.
For some reason it reminded me of this old blog post of mine. https://amba12.com/2021/01/08/a-sweeping-vision/
Well, Iāve squarely and solidly hit two of the three. As for mono-foodism, would it be too much to ask to be able to stay on meat, potatoes and vegetables, an enjoyable trifecta? Oh, and those strips of dried beef put under the saddles of Ghengis Khanās hordes was actually put there to soften it and make it edible. Enjoyable read. Something else to think about other then the miserable news. Cheers!
Hereās a really interesting perspective on monogamy (and hierarchy). https://www.robkhenderson.com/p/reverse-dominance-hierarchies?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=email