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Fear of Success and fear of failure can immobilize us if we let it. It is human to be afraid, does the fear incapacitate you. Let’s focus on the results of our fear and not focus on the fear itself.

In this episode Rabbi Kushi, the unorthodox orthodox Rabbi, and Rabbi Block discuss what makes art Jewish. Can someone who is not Jewish create a work of art that we label as Jewish?

There is a place in Judaism for everyone. It’s about the little engine that should. Harford County Maryland Chabad Rebbe Kushi Schusterman joins in the discussion of having a place for all Jews.

We often try to run from our religion, but it goes with us. You can’t run away from yourself! Why do you think you can run from your religious practice?

The Talmud tells us when we are required to lie. Come and learn the teachings about when lying is forbidden and when it is required.

No news might be good news, but 24/7 of the same news is making us unstable and paranoid. See what watching the same news is doing to us.

No good has ever come from the state requiring all citizens to be the same religion. History has taught us that state run religion has a bad outcome for every.

Are there any any shortcuts to reach God? No, God is available directly to all. Any aids you need are okay as long as they are not a substitute for direct contact.

Many religions ask us to suspend intelligence and just accept what we are told. What’s going on! Judaism has a simple teaching “if you need to suspend intelligence then run, don’t walk the other way”. Faith should never require you to suspend intelligence.

Judaism Is a religion and a culture. Like a train it has many cars so that there is room on the train for every Jew regardless of level of observance or cultural identity. We keep chugging along because there are no police on the train throwing people off!

Being a Red Sox fan has taught me to live with perplexing. We are in a constant state of being perplexed. Let’s embrace being perplexed and stop embracing solutions that make life more difficult.

You can use the Bible to prove anything you want to prove and that doesn’t mean that what you are saying corresponds to reality. Let me know what you want to prove and I will give you the Biblical quotes you need!

Listen to when the “law of the pursuer” applies and you are required to take out the pursuer. You didn’t know that there situations when you would be required to take a life? Listen to when.

Let’s pattern our laws after the religions of all Americans and not just the religions of a select view. If want religions to be the basis of our laws it can be done.

No one should be denied the right to be joined together. Visit my web site Rabbionthego.com

When you coach you are the coach to all the members of the team and just those whose religion you share. If you choose to pray, show respect for every member of your team and include their beliefs.

Different religions have different views concerning statutes, pictures, icons, etc. and they all agree that we should not worship anything not worthy of worship. If the object does not help direct us to The One then we are idol worshippers!

School is a place of learning so let’s teach about the validity of the prayers over the over 4000 religions on our planet. Unlike some religions that claim that God only hears their prayers, God hears all prayers.

Do something, make something, build something, don’t leave the bricks in the box. You need to act to make your vision a reality.

Stop choosing to be unhappy, unless of course you want to be unhappy! Accepting the changes around us as they inevitably change leads to happiness.

People are so passionate about issues that don’t affect them and ignore things that actually do. Then we use our religion to impose views on those who have a different religion. I ask my Christian friends to reread the Gospel of St. Mathew 6:5-15. Your religious beliefs are yours, allow me to have mine!

Plastic has been a life changer. Now it is out of control. Not is the time to balance the benefits of plastics with the burden it creates.

Our society ignores dealing with human emotions. Whether it is anger or happiness we do not teach healthy ways to deal with my emotions. We all experience the breadth of emotions, we need to help each other learn not to choose destructive behaviors.