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Apr 29, 2015 www.lukeford.net/blog/?p=67888 We discuss mental illness, Luke's diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, 12 step programs. Can WASPs recapture their greatness?

Feb 19, 2017 http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=112841 Luke Ford talks to Leanne in the UK. God is still talking to Moses as the portion begins, “And if you buy a Hebrew slave.” When the Torah says, “If…”, it is usually not happy with your choice. As in, “If you lust for meat.” The Torah is not outraged by slavery. It is outraged by Jews being slaves to goyim. A Jew can become a slave if he is a pauper, a debtor or a criminal. This strikes me as a more moral system than allowing people to take welfare or declare bankruptcy or commit crimes without repayment. A slave can always run away and he can’t be forcefully returned to his master, so you better treat your slaves well. “Slave” is a problematic translation because the Hebrew word “eved” also means “servant” or “bondsman.” Moshe is described as an “eved” of God. Was Moshe God’s slave? A lot of Jews are shocked when I point out that Judaism is a system of dual morality — there’s one morality for how you treat your fellow Jew and another morality for how you treat everyone else. WASPs, on the other hand, have a universal morality. There’s one moral standard for how you treat everyone. The first verse of this week’s Torah portion outlines the differences in how you treat a Hebrew slave vs a gentile slave.

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=118797 Luke Ford talks with Dennis Dale, http://dennisdale.blogspot.com/ Wikipedia: “The parashah tells of Jacob’s travels to, life in, and return from Haran. The parashah recounts Jacob’s dream of a ladder to heaven, Jacob’s meeting of Rachel at the well, Jacob’s time working for Laban and living with Rachel and Leah, the birth of Jacob’s children, and the departure of Jacob’s family from Laban.” * Blood and soil is the most basic, most commonsensical political philosophy. It is the philosophy of Torah. It is the philosophy of the Nazis. Wikipedia: “Blood and soil (German: Blut und Boden) is a slogan expressing the nineteenth-century German idealization of a racially defined national body (“blood”) united with a settlement area (“soil”). By it, rural and farm life forms are not only idealized as a counterweight to urban ones, but are also combined with racist and anti-Semitic ideas of a sedentary Germanic-Nordic peasantry as opposed to (specifically Jewish) nomadism. The contemporary German concept Lebensraum, the belief that the German people needed to reclaim historically German areas of Eastern Europe into which they could expand, is tied to it. “Blood and soil” was a key slogan of Nazi ideology. The nationalist ideology of Artamanen and the writings of Walther Darré guided Nazi agricultural policies which were later adopted by Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler and Baldur von Schirach.” How is that different from Genesis 28?

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http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=114513 Judaism is the opposite of, “Every man does what he thinks is right in his own eyes.” For example, according to Num. 3:10, “any outsider who encroaches [on the altar and behind it] shall be put to death.” Imagine how effective this would be for a nation’s immigration policy. * “A royal palace that is not safeguarded is unlike one that is safeguarded.” (Sifre Zuta, Korach 8:14) * God commands Moses and Aaron “to take a tribe-by-tribe census of all males above the age of twenty.” What about the women? Don’t they count? Well, when it comes to the military and politics and public policy, no they don’t. We see from the story of Eve that when you give women any say in public policy, it ends in disaster. With the exception of Zelophad’s daughters, only men are apportioned land in Israel. * The priests are the sole custodians of sacred objects, and you can’t convert to being a priest. You are either born one or you are not. The priesthood is an aristocracy.

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=119441 Dec. 24, 2017: This week’s Torah portion concludes the Book of Genesis: “The parashah tells of Jacob’s request for burial in Canaan, Jacob’s blessing of Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh, Jacob’s blessing of his sons, Jacob’s death and burial, and Joseph’s death. The parashah constitutes Genesis 47:28–50:26. It is the shortest weekly Torah portion in the Book of Genesis.” * Should a Jew say Merry Christmas? Christmas memorializes the birth of Jesus, the Messiah according to Christianity. * Sholom Rubashkin of Agriprocessors is free thanks to a sentence commutation by President Trump. Is this good for the Jews? For the goys? Samuel Freedman writes for the Washington Post: “Yet too many Jews have one set of ethics for their own kind and another for gentiles.” Isn’t dual morality the most common form of morality in the world? There’s one standard for how you treat your own kind and another standard for how you treat outsiders? Isn’t dual morality the essence of all tribal morality, including Judaism? Does not the Torah explicitly endorse dual morality in that it sets different standards for how you treat your fellow (such as do not lend at interest) versus the outsider? I have many reactions to Sholom Rubashkin’s going free. One is tribal. This is a member of my tribe. Even if I am not fond of him, there’s universal rejoicing throughout the Orthodox world over his freedom. Who am I to set myself apart from the community and be a Debbie Downer? Luke talks to Portland blogger Dennis Dale. http://dennisdale.blogspot.com/

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=122405 Claire Khaw's summary of the show: http://thevoiceofreason-ann.blogspot.com/2018/07/alt-right-torah-parasha-pinchas-num-25.html Wikipedia: “Pinchas…is the 41st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‬, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Numbers. It tells of Pinchas’ killing of a couple, ending a plague, and of the daughters of Zelophehad’s successful plea for land rights.” * Rabbinic commentator Kli Yachar places the blame on Israel for consorting with Moabite women, not on the Moabite women. The Israelites prostituted themselves to the Moabite chicks. If a man has an affair, it is not usually the case that a naked woman knocked on his door. He pursued somebody. (Dennis Prager) * The Moabite women brought the Israelite men over to worship the Moabite gods because they believed more strongly in their gods than the Israelites believe in their God. * The Jewish tradition considers moral threats more serious than other threats. Thus, the Torah antipathy to Midianites is stronger than it is to the Egyptians. * There’s a big difference between public and private sin. * The only reason we know Pinchas did the right thing was that God announced that. * JF loses patience with Emily Youcis, mutes her, before deleting the stream.

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=118006 Oct. 15, 2017 This week’s Torah portion covers the story of the Flood and the Tower of Babel. * God decides to destroy the world because it is corrupt. What was so corrupt? The world at this time had same-sex marriage, according to the Talmud.

Jan 29, 2017 http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=112103 The main characters in Exodus seem like they are in the grip of forces greater than themselves. There doesn't seem to be much free willing operating. If we were honest, I think we would admit that in much of our life, forces greater than ourselves are operating and our freedom is constrained to how we react. Luke Ford talks to KC.

May 28, 2017. My 51st birthday! http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=114688 This week’s Torah portion deals with the Sotah (woman suspected of adultery). A civilization must police women’s sexuality more strictly than men’s because most men will never turn down sex from attractive woman. Men’s sexuality is generally fixed while women’s sexuality is more fluid. Women are the sex gatekeepers. We need to know who the father is or civilization collapses. I suspect many marriages would be helped by a Sotah-like ritual so men could cease suspecting their wives of adultery. In Jewish law, adultery only occurs when a married woman has sex outside of wedlock. A faithless wife is a much more serious problem than a faithless husband just as a promiscuous single woman is more of a problem than a promiscuous single man. “The unfaithful wife is a recurring prophetic image for Israel’s infidelity to God.” (Milgrom) * Num. 5:13: “Although capital punishment may not be imposed on the basis of the testimony of a single witness (Num. 35:30), this verse implies that the case of an adulteress is an exception.” (Milgrom)

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=118691 Luke Ford is joined by Vivian Veritas, Dennis Dale and KC. This week’s Torah portion tells us the story of Esau and Jacob. * I think the allegations against Roy Moore are true. I don’t think they reflect well on him. I don’t think they’re an abomination either. I’d rather someone did this than something gay. I think Roy’s behavior is common. If I were in Alabama, I would still vote for Roy Moore. * How old was Rebecca when she married Isaac? According to Rashi and other medieval rabbis, she was three (because she required a wet nurse when she traveled to meet Isaac), but Isaac waited until she was an adult before he had relations with her. Others say Rebecca was ten, possibly 13. http://dennisdale.blogspot.com/ https://twitter.com/TruthWillLive

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=113275 Mar. 26, 2017: This week’s Torah portion begins the Book of Leviticus. * Who wrote the Torah? God or people? * Deut: 32:8: “When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.” *The presence of God comes with a price — divine justice. (Dennis Prager) Luke Ford talks to KC.

https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=117110 This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8. * The eternal lament of my goy cohosts: “I should have been more prepared.” I’m amazed when they simply show up sober. * The Puritans who came to America saw themselves as following in the footsteps of the Israelites. * 26: “When you have entered the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it…Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous. 6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labor. 7 Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. 8 So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders. 9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey; 10 and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, Lord, have given me.” In this ritual, there’s the recapitulation of suffering at the hands of the goyim and then rejoicing that Jews have their own state. Any group can do this. They can remember their suffering at the hands of outsiders, and then rejoin at their autonomy. All victimologies contain a nationalism and all nationalisms contain the capacity for genocide.

Mar 23, 2015 http://www.lukeford.net/blog/?p=66091 Luke Ford and the Hot Jewess discuss the second Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus. When you serve God, no task is too small. One of the jobs of the priest is to carry out the trash. Most of their work sounds ordinary. A new yeshiva student told his wife he was too busy to take out the garbage. She got upset. They went to see Rabbi Mordecai Gifter. The rabbi agreed the student was too busy to carry out the trash. The wife was miffed. The next morning at 7am, the doorbell rings at the home of the couple. Rabbi Gifter is there wearing white gloves. “What are you doing here?” asked the student. “I am here to carry out the trash,” said Rabbi Gifter. “I know you’re too busy to do it but I’m not.”

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=119549 * Dennis Prager: “The Jewish nation was unique in that it took converts. You couldn’t convert to being Greek or Egyptian [but you could become a Roman]. Can you imagine a black showing up in Alexandria and saying I’d like to become an Egyptian? That’s ludicrous. It’s like a man showing up and saying I’d like to be a woman.” “Jewish assimilation is a problem for host peoples. It is the old issues of dual loyalties — are you an American or are you a Jew? Jews are both. There’s no problem with that. Why would they conflict? Are you first a Christian and then an American?” “For all of us, our religious values should come before our blood-based values.” “Jewish assimilation is a problem. The Jews would be plentiful, do well, and yet retain their distinct identity, which if they wanted to give up, they couldn’t because the Egyptians wouldn’t let them. When Jews assimilate, they are called a Fifth Column. When they don’t assimilate, they’re called insular and tribal and parochial and provincial. That’s why Zionism was founded — let the Jews normalize and live in their own country like every other nation. The world is not ready, said Theodore Herzl, for having an Other in its midst. Egypt was not ready to have an Other in its midst. We have no inkling that the Jews were disloyal or bothering them in any way.”

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=119379 Wikipedia: “In the parashah, Judah pleads on behalf of his brother Benjamin, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, Jacob comes down to Egypt, and Joseph’s administration of Egypt saves lives but transforms all the Egyptians into bondmen.” * Link: “This week, Netflix released Wormwood, a four-hour mini-series that blends documentary filmmaking with dramatized sequences featuring Hollywood actors to tell the story of the CIA’s top secret MKUltra Program.” Revelation 8:10: “Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.” * Spencer J. Quinn: “On Misogyny in the Alt Right” * Salma Hayek: “Harvey Weinstein is my Monster Too.” Friend: “I like how she’s not aware that she actually does have nothing going for her but her sexuality.” * New Yorker: Cat Person * Variety: Inside Matt Lauer’s Secret Relationship With a ‘Today’ Production Assistant

Feb 12, 2017: http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=112692 Yitro is one of two Torah portions named for a non-Jew (along with Noach). Many non-Jews are portrayed positively in the Torah. First expression of “Baruch HaShem” is by Yitro, a goy. The father of Jewish judiciary is a Midianite priest. * Yitro is one of two Torah portions named for a non-Jew (along with Noach). Many non-Jews are portrayed positively in the Torah. First expression of "Baruch HaShem" is by Yitro, a goy. The father of Jewish judiciary is a Midianite priest. * Why do we have parasha Yitro following the warning against Amalek? Lest Jews think all non-Jews are enemies. * God says Jews will be precious to him as long as they keep His covenant. If not, no? * How important is faith in Judaism? Some Orthodox rabbis I've known are atheists: YNET: "Most of them are still there because they love community life</a>, their friends, the Kiddush after the Shabbat morning prayer. Most of them are 40 and 50 years old – not exactly an easy age to start a 'cultural emigration.' Moreover, and that's a very important parameter, most of them make a living off the profession, and their livelihood depends on their faith, even if just outwardly." John Updike wrote in his novel SEEK MY FACE: "Or perhaps, if she is Jewish, she is unable to put the question of God quite the way a Christian would put it, in urgent terms of either/or. For the chosen people, the relation has evolved beyond the possibility of dropped acquaintance into that of a familiarity that breeds contempt..." * Why does God introduce Himself in the Ten Commandments by saying I am the God who brought you out of Egypt, rather than I am the God who created Heaven and Earth? This is an ethno-nationalist God who has a particular relationship with a particular people. * "I am God" is for the intellectuals, "who brought you out of Egypt" is for the people. (Ibn Ezra) * Why were the 10 Commandments not given in Israel? To stress their universal applicability. * Why did you have to avoid women (meaning, your wife) for three days prior to the revelation? * The Sabbath commandment also includes the injunction to work six days a week. * When God spoke to man, He spoke Hebrew.

https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=115350 * This week’s Torah portion is the shortest in Numbers. * If you had to leave town with your family, who would you miss? The great thing about living in holy community is that you tend to form intense bonds with people. * In this week’s parasha, the Jews are undocumented immigrants seeking comprehensive immigration reform in Canaan. Do you think they had valid passports? No way. They were no longer citizens of Egypt. They were seeking sanctuary and a better life and freedom to practice their religion. * KC: “Are you saying humor is kinda decadent? Or like a sign of decadence?! Omg.” * The connection between the ability for abstract thought, as measured by IQ, and morality (aka empathy). * The red cow must have no blemish. We expect excellence in sports and art and in many arenas of life, but when it comes to religion, we often expect that there should be no standards. I once asked a girlfriend to come to shul with me on Shabbos and she asked if she could wear jeans. A few days before, we’d gone to the opera and neither of us wore jeans. When it comes to priests serving in the holy temple, they too must be without blemish. A shul doesn’t need a stutterer as the rabbi. Not everything in life needs to be handicap-accessible. * The red cow when sacrificed acts as disinfectant. It takes away impurity. That’s the goal of my blogging — to take away impurity. To act as a disinfectant. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. * “The ashes of the red cow must be guarded scrupulously lest they become invalidated through contamination.” Everything precious has to be guarded in a multiculti society, and the more multicultural your society, the more you need to guard nice things. * Jews are great at bitter remonstrance. Take Numbers 20:3-5: And the people contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died when our brethren died before the Lord! 4 Why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here? 5 And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink.” * Moshe and Aaron walk away and fall on their faces. That doesn’t seem like great leadership. They’re worn down by the kvetching.

Feb 12, 2017 http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=112692 Why do people convert to Judaism and what is it like? Why do we have parasha Yitro following the warning against Amalek? Lest Jews think all non-Jews are enemies. Luke Ford talks to Leanne in London. Sorry for the horrible sound quality.

Feb 26, 2017 http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=112924 This week’s Torah portion is not immediately compelling but it helps to believe that God wrote it if you want inspiration to study it. Imagine you have created a Torah state wherein citizens study the weekly Torah portion. Would non-Jews have much interest in this Torah portion? In a Torah state, non-Jewish residents would be a weakness. Anyone who didn’t study the Torah portion would be a weakness. Cohesion and strength require unity. * This week’s Torah portion is not immediately compelling but it helps to believe that God wrote it if you want inspiration to study it. Imagine you have created a Torah state wherein citizens study the weekly Torah portion. Would non-Jews have much interest in this Torah portion? In a Torah state, non-Jewish residents would be a weakness. Anyone who didn’t study the Torah portion would be a weakness. Cohesion and strength require unity. * The parasha starts with God saying let people give from their heart to build the sanctuary. There aren’t many instances in Torah where you just give from your heart. Normally, a donation is required whether your heart is in it or not. * The key verse to me is 25.8: “The shall build a sanctuary for me so that I might dwell among them.” What do we build in our own lives so that God can dwell among us? There’s a different feeling when you walk by a church or a synagogue than when you walk by a liquor shop. Have you ever stepped foot in a Catholic church? It’s far more ornate, typically, than a Protestant church or synagogue. When one thinks of religious art, one thinks of Catholicism. Protestantism is all heart. Judaism and Catholicism are much more physical.

Mar 12, 2017 http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=113155 Luke Ford talks to Leanne in London. This week’s Torah portion covers Exodus 30:11–34:35. It is the 21st parasha after Simchat Torah. * God is angry about the Golden Calf. He tells Moshe in Ex. 33:5: “Say to the Children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I ascend among you, I may annihilate you in an instant.'” Ex. 34:6: 6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=121464 Here are some excerpts from this 2011 book by the psychiatrist Elias Aboujaoude: * The compulsive nature of some people’s Internet use can be compared to OCD, and the euphoric “high” some experience is similar to what we see in impulse control disorders such as pathological gambling. * The way we see and evaluate ourselves is changing as a function of new personality traits born and nurtured in the virtual world. These include an exaggerated sense of our abilities, a superior attitude toward others, a new moral code that we adopt online, a proneness to impulsive behavior, and a tendency to regress to childlike states when faced with an open browser.

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=121668 Manik Bibler, academic, joins the show as does Dennis Dale, Portland blogger: http://dennisdale.blogspot.com/ Dennis is on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/eladsinned Lev. 16:1: “The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord.” Aaron’s two sons didn’t stay in their lane. They offered strange fire while drunk in the Sanctuary. The closer you come to holiness, the more likely you are to be exposed. Great people can see right through you. In traditional Judaism, you don’t just walk up to great rabbis and say hi. The more traditional the form of Judaism, the more hierarchical it is and the more veneration Torah scholars receive and the more care they take with how they dress. High achievers are more sensitive to the stench of under-earning, to people who don’t have an accurate view of themselves and of reality. The Torah’s prescriptions are minute. They’re all process. Success and failure depend on process. You put the right ingredients in the right order and bake them in the oven at the right temperature, the cake comes out delicious. There’s not a lot of room to just wing it with Jewish religious rituals. Lev. 16:4-5: “He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.” From the Torah perspective, how you dress is important. Whether or not you bathe is important. Cleanliness is important, but it is part of a constellation of values, so for example, Orthodox Jews don’t bathe on the Sabbath and religious holidays. There are at times higher values than cleanliness. Underearning behavior — your phone dies, your car dies, your computer dies, you didn’t back up your work… Stability boredom so you create drama and isolate yourself. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFVD7Xfhn7sJY8LAIQmH8Q/join https://odysee.com/@LukeFordLive, https://lbry.tv/@LukeFord, https://rumble.com/lukeford https://dlive.tv/lukefordlivestreams Listener Call In #: 1-310-997-4596 Superchat: https://entropystream.live/app/lukefordlive Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/lukeford/ Soundcloud MP3s: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593 Code of Conduct: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=125692 https://www.patreon.com/lukeford http://lukeford.net Email me: lukeisback@gmail.com or DM me on Twitter.com/lukeford Support the show | https://www.streamlabs.com/lukeford, https://patreon.com/lukeford, https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback Facebook: http://facebook.com/lukecford Feel free to clip my videos. It's nice when you link back to the original.

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=121659 I discuss a favorite book of mine: https://www.amazon.com/Earn-What-You-Deserve-Underearning-ebook/dp/B005FY6R1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524442844&sr=8-1&keywords=earn+what+you+deserve What is the problem? http://www.adultchildren.org/lit-problem What is under-earning? http://www.underearnersanonymous.org/symptoms.html National Socialist Rodney Martin joins the stream about 80 minutes in. From the Washington Post: Eight months after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville ended in the death of a counterprotester, the loose collection of disaffected young white men known as the alt-right is in disarray. The problems have been mounting: lawsuits and arrests, fundraising difficulties, tepid recruitment, widespread infighting, fierce counterprotests and banishment on social media platforms. Taken together, they’ve exhausted even some of the staunchest members.

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=121912, http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-myth-of-american-meritocracy/ Andrew Gelman writes: This news story reminded me of some threads from a few years ago about Ron Unz, the political activist who wrote a statistics-filled article a few years ago claiming that Harvard and other Ivy League colleges discriminate against Asian-Americans and in favor of Jews in undergraduate admissions. It turned out that some of his numbers were off by factors of 2 or 4 or more, and then, amusingly, or horrifyingly, Unz offhandedly remarked that one of his more high-profile statistical claims (cited in a notorious New York Times column by David Brooks) had been based on “five minutes of cursory surname analysis.” Unz really pulled the rug out from Brooks on that one! The world-famous Ted Talk speaker and humility expert was too proud to retract his column, so Unz had left him to twist slowly in the wind. (Hence the image above; if we’re gonna mix metaphors I might as well go whole hog.) In all seriousness, I remain upset by the way that false claims can stick in the public discourse. Nothing new here, of course (insert Twain-attributed quote here) but particularly sad in this case in that I expect the numbers in question were not lies but rather mere mistakes. At some point I have more to say about this case as an example of how certain intuitions can lead us astray—believe it or not, I see some connections between the reasoning of Unz and Brooks and that of authors of various unreplicated papers in social psychology.