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Entries by Jay Michaelson from 12/2009

An Introduction to Kabbalah Part 6: The Sefirot, or, 'If Everything is God, how come it doesn't look that way?'

| Posted 12.03.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mysticism, Quantum Physics, God, Judaism, Theosophy, Jay Michaelson, Kabbalah, Sefirot, Religion, Healthy Living News

In the first five articles in this series, we've explored some of the basic questions of Kabbalah. Beginning this week, we shift gears, digging into some core concepts and exploring them in a bit more depth.

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It's Not Just Tiger: Monogamous Marriage Is An Anomaly

| Posted 12.09.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Tiger Woods Affair, Marriage, Prostitution, Polygamy, Bible, Monogamy, Monogamous Marriages, Relationships, Tiger Woods, Talmud, Eliot Spitzer, Same-Sex Marriage, Healthy Living News

The modern institution of marriage, so ardently fought-over by activists across the country, is a historical anomaly that has never taken seriously in the past, and is unlikely to work in the future.

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How A Nice Jewish Boy Learned To Like Christmas ... Because Of Paganism

| Posted 12.21.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Chanukah, Hanukkah, Bible, Christmas Trees, Paganism, Christmas, Santa Claus, Kabbalah, Menorah, Easter Eggs, Menorah-Archaelogy, Asherah, Healthy Living News

While I'm still not a fan of endless C-major holiday songs and goyishe blinking lights, I have learned to make my peace with Chrismas - ironically, because of the same "paganism" that I once used to decry.

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The Meaning of Avatar: Everything is God (A Response to Ross Douthat and other naysayers of 'pantheism')

| Posted 12.22.2009 | Entertainment
Read More: Hinduism, Daniel Dennett, Sanskrit, Avatar, Free Will, Ram Dass, Avatar Movie, Environment, Jay Michaelson, Environmentalism, Kabbalah, Nonduality, Buddhism, Entertainment News

"If you're an author or Ph.D. candidate who had the foresight to propose a book on the philosophy of "Avatar" before the film was even released in the...

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