Don't become religious for someone else.

Published: Saturday, July 05, 2008

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Visitor Comments: 13

  • (13) Sara , July 20, 2008

    We love you Lori!

    It's awe-inspiring how you use your unique G-d given talents to benefit others. We all benefit tremendously and are continually inspired. Thank You!

  • (12) Yossi Fries , July 13, 2008

    Thank you for clarification

    Dear Lori,
    Thank you so much for having clarified me such an important thing.One has always to ask himself what his outlook is like an well as spiritual level before dating and not the other way around!

  • (11) S , July 12, 2008

    Thank you

    great advice to not morph into the guy or become religious for him. i thought that way several times dating men and it didn't work out. it's true that you have to do it for yourself and know who you are. thanks again for another great message. i always enjoy listening to them.

  • (10) Anonymous , July 11, 2008

    GOOD SERMONETTES

    Your short talks would make great insperational reading if they were published as a book. The topics are always pertinant and cover subjects we all "know" but need to be reminded of from time to time.

  • (9) Annette , July 11, 2008

    to Anonymous: in Rome do as the Romans do, Aliya Shaliach

    mmm...ever heard of 'what you DO speaks so loud I can't hear what you say'?
    what aish.com Aish HaTorah, and a few other wonderful jewish websites have DONE for SO MANY speaks volumes and they all say: go to Jerusalem
    All jews and non jews who have gone to Jerusalem came back with the same report of awe, (my turn in 3 days!)
    the last place on earth I would have wanted to go for Judaism is the U.S.
    I would have been turned 'right off' had that been the advise
    The Amalekites didn't want to dress like Canaanites, just 'sound' like them so they wouldn't 'become' like them, in Rome do as the Romans do,
    but in Jerusalem do as the Jews do!
    Where else really???

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About the Author

Lori Palatnik

Lori Palatnik is an author and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio and has lectured on five continents, illuminating traditional practices and life-styles for our contemporary world. She and her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik, live in Washington, DC, where she is the Executive Director of The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project of Aish DC.

Lori is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond—The Shabbat Experience Step-by-Step"; "Remember My Soul", which explains the Jewish concepts of soul and the afterlife and a guide to anyone who has ever lost a loved one; and "Gossip—Ten Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul", featured on "Dr. Laura" and FoxNews.com.

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