Religion
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Charity (Tzedakah)
If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? If I had a million dollars, first I would give some to my daughter to make sure she was set up well. The rest I would give to the Antiochian Orthodox Church so my home parish would be able to… Read more
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How to Follow A Rule of Prayer
What skill would you like to learn? As an Orthodox Christian, our lives include a Rule of Prayer. Each person’s varies according to time, lifestyle, etc. In the Orthodox world, almost anyone you ask – “what is the hardest thing in your life?” – will say the same thing – how to follow my Rule… Read more
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Being Orthodox
Orthodox is a lifestyle not just a religion I was an Orthodox Jew. Now I’m a Jewish Orthodox Christian. Orthodox life (Jewish or Christian) is a lifestyle, not just a faith or religion. It’s my identity. My day from the moment I wake up until I go to sleep revolves around Orthodox life. Prayers, the… Read more
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Disability and Religion
On what subject(s) are you an authority?Living with A Disability and Religion While I’m quite eclectic in my academic knowledge. There are two subjects that I would consider myself to be an authority. Although I use that term in a lenient manner. Having lived with a number of disabilities since birth and childhood, I’m an… Read more
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The Bible is my Guide
What book could you read over and over again?The Bible I grew up on stories from the Bible while others grew up on fairy tales. I fell in love with the people from the Bible. In 4th grade, we had a project to create a book with drawings and our favourite story so I did… Read more
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Five Everyday Things That Bring Me Happiness
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? My faith Myself My family My service dog My studies My faith in God gives me strength and gratitude. I’m grateful for the life that God gave me and continues to give to me. I have learnt a lot about self-care and the importance of putting… Read more
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What gives me direction in life?
My faith! I am Jewish by birth, practiced Judaism most of my life and then converted to the Orthodox Church. Without my faith, I would not be me and I can’t imagine finding complete happiness without my faith. The similarities between Orthodox Judaism and Orthodox Christian are very close. Of course the main difference is… Read more
