Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Best Jewish Rap Album Yet
A few weeks ago, a Jewish rap album, Jenerous Skillz, was quietly released by Uneek Media, a Jewish-run and themed record label.
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3 Reasons Having Lots Of Kids At A Young Age Is Awesome
The following are my top three reasons for having children. Selfish reasons. Reasons I would do it again at this age, or younger, even if I wasn’t religious.
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Wanna know what the Chabad life is like (in GIF form)?
The beauty of Chabad and Chabadniks is that they, even if it’s on their own, in some rogue fashion, find a way to elevate most everything they come in contact with.
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The Self-Destructive Nature Of “Off The Derech” Anger On The Internet
Until the off the derech movement learns to build rather than destroy, they will remain on the fringe, only hurting others and never building anything worthwhile.
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Don Draper Is A Tzadik
A guest post by Lorelai Lehrer: “Don Draper – tzadik? What could be a more intriguing twist in the story – and what is more appealing than a character that struggles to overcome his dark side and comes out into the light?”
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On Respecting Chaya (And All Baal Teshuvas)
When other Jews put down Chaya and other baal teshuvas, it stinks of self-righteousness, it’s patronizing and it’s disrespectful. Essentially, it attempts to invalidate anything we say about the religion we’ve committed our life to.
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Benyomen, Saadyah Tzvi and Rafi Di – Artists of the Week
Have you been aching for some music during the Omer? Check out a bunch of artists that have worked hard to make sure we can still connect to creation and music during this time. All while keeping it holy. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZabhGpPfMg] I’ll post some more about these awesome artists when I don’t have as much…
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Natalia Kadish – Artist of the Week
Natalia showed me her art and I immediately fell in love. Natalia’s work is clearly from the heart, deep and full of passion. The kabbalistic imagery is evocative of artists like Baruch Nachshon.
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The Fight You Can’t Lose
You’re fighting the most important fight of all, the fight of your life. It’s the fight of making every moment in your life count, of making your life meaningful, of passing the tests G-d throws at you and becoming a stronger, deeper more connected and enlightened person. Is there any bigger fight?
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Distractions
It’s beautiful to see that Jews care, that they’re passionate and they want so badly to change the world. There’s no bigger testament to the fact that we are the chosen people. But it’s also ugly.
Got any book recommendations?