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The Concept of Judaism on Purpose™
- ReJEWvination(c) Part I: “The 1 Thing” (Remember City Slickers?)By Yaakov (Jim) Schwartz, author Judaism On Purpose™ [Humans] are motivated by a will to meaning. Victor Frankl In the movie, City Slickers, Mitch (Billy Crystal) and his friends Ed (Daniel Stern) and Phil (Bruno …
- ReJEWvination© Part II: Jews of Meaning©Slicing & Dicing Without A Vegamatic By Yaakov (Jim) Schwartz, author Judaism On Purpose™ In Kepner Tregoe’s Decision Analysis – there is the ‘is’ and ‘the is not’ to delineate. Without defining both ‘the …
- ReJEWvination© III ‘The INventory’ #1Remember Me – ‘The Soul Resume©’ After Life Insurance By Yaakov (Jim) Schwartz, author Judaism On Purpose™ When the day comes that I must account for my life, I will not be asked: “Why weren’t …
- ReJEWvination© IV ‘The INventory’ #2 The Ethical WillReJEWvination© IV ‘The INventory’ #2 The Ethical Will (Where There’s A Will There’s An Heir?) By Yaakov (Jim) Schwartz, author Judaism On Purpose™ When the game is over, the king and the pawn go in …
- Torah Goes To The Movies: As ‘Goad’ As It GetsAs “Goad” As It Gets – What if this is as good as it gets Jack Nicholson Is that all there is, is that all there is, my friend? Song rendition by Peggy Lee Sure™ …
- ReJEWvination© V ‘The INventory’ #3 Why I Am A JewReJEWvination© V ‘The INventory’ #3 Why I Am A Jew (in contrast to: Talk Yiddish; Dress British) By Yaakov (Jim) Schwartz, author Judaism On Purpose™ Judaism is how one lives, not how one is born. …
- Torah Goes To The Movies: MegamindTorah Goes To The Movies: Megamind All is foreseen but not ordained Judaic thought (However, dogs are preordained not purchased regardless of price) Schwartz After super-villain Megamind (Ferrell) kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), …
- ReJewvination#VI “Aligning Means with MeaningReJEWvination© VI ‘The INventory’ #4 “Aligning Means With Meaning” (Jewish Personal Financial Life Planning) (disclaimer: I was a fee only personal financial planner & author retired from practice since the late ‘90’s) Objectives of this …
- Torah Goes To The Movies: The ChosenTorah Goes To The Movies: The Chosen In the film, The Chosen, Danny Saunders, next in line to inherit Reb Saunders’ Chasidic Rebbe dynasty, employs an analogy to emphasis the superiority of the intellect over …
- ReJEWvination© VII The MUZZLE Tov ServiceReJEWvination© VII The MUZZLE Tov Service (During Torah Portion Noah – The Lumber Liquidator) By Yaakov (Jim) Schwartz, author Judaism On Purpose™ In the world to come, the wolf will spin silk and the dog …
- ReJEWvination© VIII Torah Goes To The Movies (But Talmud Goes To The Concession Stands?)ReJEWvination© VIII Torah Goes To The Movies (But Talmud Goes To The Concession Stands?) By Yaakov (Jim) Schwartz, author Judaism On Purpose™ Operating much like a book club, once a month the concierge of meaning …
- Torah Goes To The Movies: Frozen 2Torah Goes To The Movies: The Frozen 2 or “The Frozen Chosen”: Picking & Choosing Updated from June 8, 2011 “A big question that fans may have about Frozen 2 is why only Elsa was …
- Re-JEWvination#11 Re-Thinking Again (The Distribution of Judaism – Bundled & UnbundledRe-JEWvination#11 Re-Thinking Again (The Distribution of Judaism – Bundled & Unbundling) By Yaakov Schwartz of Judaism On Purpose™ In the annual series for corporate planning sessions I facilitated, the very first step was the Myopia …
- ReJEWvination #12: Boundary Crossers, Religion & Wayne’s WorldReJEWvination #12: Boundary Crossers, Religion & Wayne’s World (Way, No Way!) No Way! – Wayne Way! Garth Wayne’s World Exodus was ‘the route’ for the Israelites from physical slavery to Sinai. Sinai was command, …
- ReJEWvination© #13 Finding Oneself In Torah with KemosabeReJEWvination© #13 Finding Oneself In Torah with Kemosabe We find ourselves in Torah A statement repeated by many a Rabbi Where was the Lone Ranger without Tonto’s guidance? And so, where are The Lone …