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	<title>Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Judaism</title>
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	<description>An intellectual climate favorable to marriage</description>
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		<title>Update:  Judge orders SF circumcision ban off ballot</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/01/update-judge-orders-sf-circumcision-ban-off-ballot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/01/update-judge-orders-sf-circumcision-ban-off-ballot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parental Rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of months ago, Ari had posted about a San Francisco ballot initiative that would have banned male circumcision in that city. Now, a Superior Court judge has ruled that the measure be removed from the ballot, saying that the state, not cities, has the right to regulate medical procedures.  She also found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Orthodox Catholic Explains Why She Appreciates Orthodox Jews</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/12/24/an-orthodox-catholic-explains-why-she-appreciates-orthodox-jews/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/12/24/an-orthodox-catholic-explains-why-she-appreciates-orthodox-jews/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 20:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Michael Rosen posted a lovely article called “An Orthodox Jew Explains Why He Loves Christmas Music,” which I gladly reposted on the Ruth Institute blog. His article inspired me to share these thoughts. When Jewish families observe the Sabbath, they are giving a tangible sign of faithfulness to God. We have Orthodox Jewish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rabbi Yoseph Karo on the Essential Public Purpose of Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/12/21/rabbi-yoseph-karo-on-the-essential-public-purpose-of-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/12/21/rabbi-yoseph-karo-on-the-essential-public-purpose-of-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Demography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Roback Morse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manliness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. J has often discussed the essential public purpose of marriage.  Many of our commenters have dismissed her account of that purpose because it emphasizes the procreative aspect of marriage as the public purpose.  They seem to think that this purpose was made up in order to exclude certain non-favored groups from marriage. Well, here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dennis Prager on Consumer Rights&#8230; and Wrongs</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/12/20/dennis-prager-on-consumer-rights-and-wrongs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/12/20/dennis-prager-on-consumer-rights-and-wrongs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hook-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is excellent. &#8220;Consumer obligations!&#8221;  What a concept!! &#8220;Rights Drunk!!&#8221;  I&#8217;ve encountered such people.  Not just consumers, but people so obsessed with having others satisfy their supposed &#8220;rights&#8221; that they would destroy all manner of societal institutions at untold cost. Dr. J. has previously compared our modern hookup culture to &#8220;consumer sex.&#8221;  Considering our [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Equality:  Where did it come from?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/12/11/equality-where-did-it-come-from/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/12/11/equality-where-did-it-come-from/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of our critics spend an inordinate amount of time trumpeting the virtues of equality. They also have a few nasty things to say about the Pentateuch. Now for the sixty five thousand dollar question: What is the origin of the concept of equality? You see, in the ancient world, there was one truth that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rabbi Pruzansky on the &#8220;Statement of Principles&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/08/09/rabbi-pruzansky-on-the-statement-of-principles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/08/09/rabbi-pruzansky-on-the-statement-of-principles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I previously posted about the &#8220;Statement of Principles&#8221; that is making news around the Orthodox Jewish community.  In his blog, Rabbi Pruzansky makes some excellent points in response to the statement. His first point is to show that insensitivity is a sin.  But it is not a sin whose effects are limited to one group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rabbi Spolter on the &#8220;Statement of Principles&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/07/30/rabbi-spolter-on-the-statement-of-principles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/07/30/rabbi-spolter-on-the-statement-of-principles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a petition called the &#8220;Statement of Principles&#8221; has gone around the Orthodox Jewish community about the status of homosexual members of Jewish congregations.  The petition makes a number of good points.  For instance, it reaffirms the obligation to treat one&#8217;s fellow with dignity and respect.  It also reaffirms the impossibility of marriage redefinition according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting and Happiness</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/06/29/parenting-and-happiness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/06/29/parenting-and-happiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fathers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stoicism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot to be said for cultivating stoic virtues.  The best people in the world, as far as I&#8217;m concerned are those that are determined to bestow upon others what they need.  And they will make their own wants secondary. The pursuit of happiness is fine.  But assigning too high a priority to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Distinctions</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/06/22/distinctions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/06/22/distinctions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Correctness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wisdom is about making distinctions. The great medieval Jewish commentator on the Bible, Rashi wrote (in his comments to Leviticus 11:47) that it is not sufficient to have great knowledge of our moral precepts.  Instead, the Torah requires us to be able to make distinctions between the pure and the impure.   Between right and wrong.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judaism on Marriage and Children</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/06/09/judaism-on-marriage-and-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/06/09/judaism-on-marriage-and-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, I discussed the difficulties of raising children.  Nevertheless, the enterprise is essential.  Here&#8217;s an article about what the Jewish sources have to say about the issue: The Bible depicts procreation as both a blessing and a commandment (Genesis 1:28, 9:1-7). Some medieval scholars count it as the first mitzva, both in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Marriage:  Variables and Constants</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/05/13/marriage-variables-and-constants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/05/13/marriage-variables-and-constants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 18:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Happy Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happy marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every time I hear a debate about redefining marriage, those in favor of redefining the institution always uncork the same old argument.  Marriage, they say, is an institution that has changed very much over time.   Marriage used to be an economic and social institution.  It had much less to do with love and much [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Wisest Rabbi</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/03/02/the-wisest-rabbi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/03/02/the-wisest-rabbi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Happy Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=1682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were to ask me, the wisest rabbi now in practice is Abraham Twerski.  Here are some of his thoughts on marriage: The Talmud says that the relationship of a husband to his wife should be “to love her as much as he loves himself, and to respect her even more than he respects [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>British court declares Judaism racist</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/12/27/british-court-declares-judaism-racist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/12/27/british-court-declares-judaism-racist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the January 2010 issue of First Things, (unfortunately not yet on-line) David Goldman rhetorically asks: &#8220;Have Birtain&#8217;s jews ever undergone a legal assault on the practice of thier religion within their own institutions?&#8221;  They have now. A British court has ruled that an Orthodox Jewish school&#8217;s admission policy violated the UK&#8217;s civil rights laws [...]]]></description>
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