indepenence-staircase

24. October 2014 · Write a comment

About the author: tostien

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Other Articles

Iyov (Job): Why is the world the way it is? – Complete Outline

The outline is below, but it's easier to read if you pop… >>>
Teaneck, NJ Kosher Restaurants

Kosher Restaurants in Teaneck, New Jersey You can find kosher restaurants in… >>>
Israel’s Armed Forces – Shield of David by Yigal Allon

I came across "Shield of David" during the course of family tree… >>>
Looking Religious At Work

What is Now Acceptable Rav Samson Roephel Hirsch wrote in the 1800s… >>>
Insular vs. Involved in Secular Society

Looking From the Outside, In From the outside world, Orthodox Jews tend… >>>
Peace in Israel – Quick Thoughts

A few days before writing of this article, the United Nations renewed… >>>
Why Don’t Bad Things Happen to Bad People?

Introduction Really, the title should be "Why don't Bad Things Always Happen… >>>
Book Review: The Great Partnership, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Part I – Philosophy

Relationships are Meaning One summer day in my childhood I returned from… >>>
Reading Torah in Context & Problematic Verses

Introduction Every now and then, an email or meme mocks words from… >>>
‘Kosher Patents’ Book Review

When the name of your blog is Patently Jewish and someone sends you a… >>>
Agunah – Why Require a Man to Give a Get for a Jewish Divorce?

Okay, short answer: Because our Maker said so. Shorter answer: I don't… >>>
Out of the Depths; Rav Israel Meir Lau – Book Review

Suffering to Greatness Now Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau (former Chief Rabbi of… >>>
Free Will to Believe in G_d

The Question To Atheists Atheists fascinate me. In my most secular days,… >>>
Catskills, New York: Jewish Travel

Catskills Jewish History (The short, short version) Growing up a secular Jew… >>>
Shavuous Learning, Keeping Customs & Love of Mitzvos

My Shavuous Experiences Shavuous is one of the three regalim, three pilgrimage festivals,… >>>
Why I Choose to Be an Orthodox Jew – Positive and It Fits [Part 3/3]

In part 1 I discussed living for meaning and how that brings… >>>
Mountain Family by Tzirel Berger & When Christians Convert to Judaism

I realize I have a diverse reading audience - this article is… >>>
Why You Should Run Your Own Business

My First Business - Selling Gum and Candy on the Bus Inc.… >>>
Why Do Christians ‘Pick and Choose’ From the Bible? Homosexuality bad, shellfish good?

The Attack on Christians & A Defense The news as of late… >>>
Men in Marraige and Child Raising – A video explanation

Intro Okay, so this blog already includes articles on mikveh and men… >>>
Walking Across the George Washington Bridge & Washington Heights Kosher

Walk Into New York City for Free Want to pay no toll… >>>
Law School (and Law Profession) Little Instruction Book

The following is a highly opinionated synopsis about law school and entering… >>>
What are we, that the Creator Should Care About Us?

Guest Post, by Boruch Katina of Passaic, NJ When contemplating the… >>>
Washington, D.C. Kosher Vacation

This article is connected to our other article about the Rockville, Maryland Kosher… >>>
Popular Science 1872, 1936 – Nothing New Under the Sun!

Google Books has a plethora of old photographs, books, and magazines available… >>>
Parental Controls – My “Hashkafa” and What Works for Our Family

Introduction I grew up in the age of BBSes ... bulletin board… >>>
Jewish Divorce Book: Healing From the Break

Healing from the Break by Abigail Rosenberg (not her real name) is… >>>
Women in Judaism, Part I: Woman = Man (so I was taught)

"Feminist beginnings", or "Orthodox Judaism's Oppression" I grew up in a very… >>>
Unchosen: Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels – From the Re-chosen

Maybe one day I will get to reading books as they come… >>>
Meaning of Words – My Conversation with an Athiest Scoffer

Character Traits of the Arguing Athiest Recently, I stumbled upon a message… >>>
Seeing the Physical World or Seeing Past the Physical

Rabbi Elozar Ben Pedas's Complaint and Reward Rabbi Elozar ben Pedas was… >>>
Disney World Kosher Vacation, Orlando, FL

In addition to this article, please see my newer article from my… >>>
Satmar Rebbe Biography

There are two English-language biographies of the Satmar Rebbe. I tried them… >>>
Les Miserables, Lord of the Rings … and Torah?

Les Miserables Last year, the Maccabeats, best known for the most popular… >>>
Why Aren’t There 100,000 Jews in the Dominican Republic?

My interest in Jews of the Dominican Republic piqued (or peaked, or… >>>
Life at 40: Musings on Turning 40

To celebrate my 40th birthday, I went down a belt buckle and… >>>
Six Days of Creation – A Modern Reconciliation with Science

This is the last in a thread of posts which began with… >>>
House Rental or Hotel?

Hotels Have a Problem - Internet House Rentals A few years ago, there… >>>
Rockville, Maryland – Kosher Vacation near D.C. and Baltimore

Why Rockville, MD? Rockville, Maryland has a small Jewish community with regular… >>>
After the Holocaust – Why Didn’t Jews Just Return to Europe? . . . and Yad V’Shem

A question in the back of my mind At Yad V'Shem, Israel's… >>>
Unbroken Chain Slides – Passover Seder & Jewish Claim to Truth

Jewish Timeline I wrote an earlier article showing the unbroken chain from… >>>
New Jersey: Sussex County

Sussex County, New Jersey is a mostly rural area in the extreme… >>>
Newport, Rhode Island – Kosher Vacation

Background Newport, Rhode Island is a beautiful city, dating back to before… >>>
Trophy Wives: Men Never Change – Flood to PR China, It’s All the Same

New Rich Matchmaking in China The New York Times provides more fodder… >>>
Meiselman – Torah Chazal Science Book Review

The Summary "Torah from Sinai is not only truth, but tells us… >>>
Room Escape Games – In “Real” Life

What's a Live Room Escape Game? Looking for a kosher, fun, adult… >>>
Philadelphia Zoo

-- guest contributor -- When my wife I and trade Memorial Day… >>>
Belief – Jewish Basics – Know What to Answer Yourself CD Series

The following audio lectures are available from Ani Maamin, run by Rabbi… >>>
Jerusalem Great Synagogues

This is part of a series of articles on kosher travel in… >>>
Mikveh, Relationships, and Using Man’s Desires to Serve the Creator

Articles that begin with discussions about mikveh's (ritual baths) are usually written… >>>