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Blog Entries by Jay Michaelson from 04/2011

Who Are the Real Sodomites?

| Posted 04.15.2011 | Religion
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In Genesis, rape is the means, not the essence, of Sodom's wickedness. Reading the story Sodom as being about homosexuality is like reading the story of an axe-murderer and saying it's about an axe.

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After Passover, The Exodus To True Spiritual Freedom Continues

| Posted 04.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Omer, Jay Michaelson, Kabbalah, Shavuot, Golden Calf, Exodus, Passover, Counting the Omer, What Is the Omer, Pesach 2011, Jewish Ethics, Passover Traditions, Passover 2011, Shavuot 2011, Jewish Calendar, Religion News

Obviously, Passover's tale is action-packed. But I think it is primarily an aesthetic moment. Time is needed to complete the aesthetic with the ethical. The Omer provides this.

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