Posts Tagged ‘ sin ’

The Day after Judgment Day

June 7, 2010
By Misyavni
The Day after Judgment Day

He felt the vibration on his waist. He removed the phone from its holster and glanced at the caller-ID screen. The number was unfamiliar, and so was the voice. But what it said…


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My Mind’s Shadow

March 28, 2010
By Luzer Twersky
My Mind’s Shadow

As a child, I was told that God is everywhere. And I would always ask myself, “Is He in the bathroom too?” According to my parents, the bathroom was an impure place, tumeh,…


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Sin, Samantha, and the Talmud

March 3, 2010
By Chezkel Shammes
Sin, Samantha, and the Talmud

One who sees his evil inclination getting the better of him should dress in black and go to a place where he isn’t known. That’s the famous passage in the Talmud that played in…


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Vill’amsburg Diaries: Morning Sins

January 24, 2010
By Hershy Tam
Vill’amsburg Diaries: Morning Sins


The phone is ringing again. I glance at the cordless resting on the night table. The caller is indicated on the lit screen, but I am reluctant to get up and look…


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