Laws signal societal values. For instance, Driving While Intoxicated Laws message many societal values. Human life and private property are to be valued; they speak to decency and disfavor with public intoxication as well. Arguably, they offer a faint endorsement for sobriety. The Decalogue promotes values as well. The Ten Commandments are endowed with aContinue reading “Ten Commandments’ Values”
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The Societal Literacy Project: Vayelech
Societal literacy? Is it possible to instill a nation’s rules, morals and values upon all residents? Why do it? The Torah Portion Vayelech offers insight into the how and why? The Setting Vayelech’s events occur while the Children of Israel camped out on the other side of the Jordan River. They are awaiting entry intoContinue reading “The Societal Literacy Project: Vayelech”
Teach A Man To Butcher: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
there is the adage “give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” what do you get when you teach a man to butcher? discrimination, as well as other factors, historically have impacted on ethnic or religious groups’ occupations. limitationsContinue reading “Teach A Man To Butcher: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
The City of Elderly Hate & Abuse? A Ten Commandments’ Tale
You shall rise before a venerable person and you shall respect the elderly leviticus 19:32 the horrific murder of 72 year old mr. james lambert, jr. in the city of philadelphia is perhaps just cause to change the city’s motto “the city of brotherly love” to that of “the city of elderly hate and abuse.”Continue reading “The City of Elderly Hate & Abuse? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
The Dedication Behind Miracle Making: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
“…being a firefighter, when you’re off the job, you’re really not off the job. You still got to keep an eye out for the community and what’s going on around you.” myles copeland miracles happen in ordinary life. many take them for granted. mr. myles copeland, a mvp, most valuable person, made one of theContinue reading “The Dedication Behind Miracle Making: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
An Employee Training Manual Based Upon Leviticus? A Ten Commandments’ Tale
You shall not curse a deaf person. You shall not place a stumbling block before a blind person, and you shall fear your God. I am the Lord. leviticus 19:14 a highlight of my legal career was petitioning to the california supreme court for a writ of review. the court unanimously granted the petition andContinue reading “An Employee Training Manual Based Upon Leviticus? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
A Cautionary Tale For Parents As Why THEY Must Teach Their Children The Ten Commandments Immediately: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
And you shall teach them to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, deuteronomy 6:7 a recent story illustrates how modern parents will fail if they do not assert their moral obligation to teach their children. the torah, in deuteronomy, obligates parents as their children’s teacher. with this obligation, parentsContinue reading “A Cautionary Tale For Parents As Why THEY Must Teach Their Children The Ten Commandments Immediately: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
A Modern Take on Sodom & Gemorrah and Public School Education: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
in each generation, stories are interpreted and re-interpreted to seek meaning. the tale of sodom and gemorrah has had past interpretations. this interpretation is one of present day. what does the tale of sodom and gemorrah have to do with the me too movement? perhaps everything. what does the tale of sodom and gemorrah haveContinue reading “A Modern Take on Sodom & Gemorrah and Public School Education: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
An Educator Who Literarily Fell Into A Crack: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
a mississippi elementary school assistant principal is proof that there needs to be educational reform. not only in the classrooms, but in the colleges that produce educators. mr. price was recently fired for reading a book to children entitled “i need a new butt.” from an outsider’s perspective, mr. price suffers from both having aContinue reading “An Educator Who Literarily Fell Into A Crack: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
A Literary Sophie’s Choice: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
in a dark moment in history, a literary “sophie’s choice” may have been made. “sophie’s choice” is essentially the impossible choice. the term sophie’s choice comes from the fiction book of the same name. in william styron’s 1979 novel a mother, in a nazi concentration camp, must decide between her children: which one will liveContinue reading “A Literary Sophie’s Choice: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
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