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...synagogue for Yom Kippur services a couple of weeks ago, and I was trying to get an idea for the next film I was going to make. There was a Torah that was almost dropped in the synagogue. According to Jewish tradition, if you drop the Torah during a service, the entire congregation has to fast. So that was the idea for my film right there...
...story is about a boy at his bar mitzvah, and his whole family and everyone is there, and he drops the Torah. It begins there and takes place during the 24-hour period right after that. I wrote the screenplay during the night when I was fasting, so I was weak and kind of in a crazy mode, and I wrote the whole screenplay that night. The 85-year old grandmother who’s hypoglycemic has to fast, his whole family who has flown in for his bar mitzvah has to fast, it’s basically the worst...
...monotheismsJudaism, Christianity and Islamfrom their very origins. And with it has come the utter certainty of those who say they have seen the face of God or have surrendered themselves to his power or have achieved the complete spiritual repose promised by the Books of all three faiths: the Torah, the Gospels, the Koran. That is where the smile comes from...
...controversial and rapidly growing religious movement she belonged to. According to the news report, the disciples had gathered on Biscayne Boulevard to celebrate their savior, and demonstrate their opposition to other religions. De Jesús’ devotees ripped up copies of the Bible and the Torah, smashed religious statues on the pavement, and tore baptismal gowns and wedding veils, shouting, “Mentiras!” or “Lies!” Inquisition, anyone?The scene affected me. My hometown, traditionally celebrated as a beacon of diversity and tolerance, was now featured on the evening news...
...more religious and spiritual groups in American politics today.” And according to Facebook.com, the Bible is the third most frequently listed favorite book by college students, but only 237 Harvard undergraduates list the Bible as one of their favorite books. Six students list the Torah, two the Koran, 20 anything dealing with Buddha, and nine the Mahabharata. Unlike our counterparts at other schools, we are not interested in religious texts.Could it be a coincidence that Harvard, a highly intellectual campus, harbors condescension towards anything that reeks of religion? Aside from their stellar SAT scores, Harvard students...