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    Abortion: A Jewish Perspective on a Passionate Issue
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • 5 days ago

    Abortion: A Jewish Perspective on a Passionate Issue

    With a subject like abortion, where people are easily controlled by their passions, it becomes easy to base our opinions on what we “feel”..
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    Social Justice Warriors Silent After Lufthansa Boots Over 100 Jews From Flight
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • 7 days ago

    Social Justice Warriors Silent After Lufthansa Boots Over 100 Jews From Flight

    For those who still live in a world of pink unicorns and think that there is no longer mainstream hate and anti-Semitism, I suggest that....
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    Nazi Comparisons
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Apr 30

    Nazi Comparisons

    A criminal is wrongfully killed, and “peaceful demonstrations,” which are actually violent riots, break out nationwide.
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    Purim & St. Patty’s Day
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Mar 17

    Purim & St. Patty’s Day

    On the eve of March 16, Jews around the world begin the celebration of Purim....
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    Purim – A Jewish Path for Addiction Recovery
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Mar 15

    Purim – A Jewish Path for Addiction Recovery

    All the Festivals will be annulled in future time except for Purim” Midrash Mishlei 9:2
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    We Must Save Our Nation From Elitist Authoritarians
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Feb 23

    We Must Save Our Nation From Elitist Authoritarians

    To truly lead, one must serve. This concept is an accepted foundation of all good leaders, be they political, business, or religious.
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    Is Robert Kennedy Jr. Right?
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jan 26

    Is Robert Kennedy Jr. Right?

    Robert Kennedy Jr. has recently been taken to task in the media and by many Jewish organizations for supposedly comparing the Holocaust ...
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    Wolves and Sheepdogs in Colleyville
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jan 18

    Wolves and Sheepdogs in Colleyville

    When I was ordained as a Rabbi, a speaker told our graduating class that we were now all “officers in God’s army.”
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    We All Need to Be Christmas Warriors
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Dec 23, 2021

    We All Need to Be Christmas Warriors

    Merry Christmas! While I do not accept Jesus as my personal savior and pathway to God, as an observant Jew, I have absolute faith that....
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    Table for Five: Vayechi
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Dec 15, 2021

    Table for Five: Vayechi

    If we look deeply, ultimately every choice we make is based in either faith or fear.
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    Biden Administration Continues to Show Its Disdain for Israel and Support of Iran
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Dec 15, 2021

    Biden Administration Continues to Show Its Disdain for Israel and Support of Iran

    “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it” is a quote often misattributed to Nazi....
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    The Anti-Defamation League Is Now a Tool of the Anti-Semitic Left
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Dec 15, 2021

    The Anti-Defamation League Is Now a Tool of the Anti-Semitic Left

    If there was ever a doubt in recent years, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is now not only dead, it is beyond resuscitation.
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    Interfaith: The Golden Rule and vaccinations
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Nov 6, 2021

    Interfaith: The Golden Rule and vaccinations

    It’s a great thing for people to be passionate about their beliefs, and as Jews we are taught repeatedly of the importance of expressing....
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    Why So Many Jews Vote for Democrats--And How to Change That
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Aug 26, 2021

    Why So Many Jews Vote for Democrats--And How to Change That

    As a rabbi, the question I am asked the most by my Christian friends, pastors, and at the churches where I have spoken is ironically not....
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    The Yellow Badge of Vaccines
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Aug 7, 2021

    The Yellow Badge of Vaccines

    History always has a sad way of repeating itself, and it is frightening that the “yellow badge” of persecution is once again finding its ...
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    Happy 4th of July
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jul 4, 2021

    Happy 4th of July

    As we celebrate this wonderful holiday and the beauty of the summer here in the Conejo Valley, we need to remember how the values of our...
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    Is the United States Beginning to Imitate 1935 Germany?
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jun 2, 2021

    Is the United States Beginning to Imitate 1935 Germany?

    Memorial Day is the holiday honoring American military members who have died in service to our nation.
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    An Upside-Down World of Savage Heroes and Clergy Villains
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • May 21, 2021

    An Upside-Down World of Savage Heroes and Clergy Villains

    We all know the world is upside down, with righteous actions being considered evil, and evil players being treated like heroes.
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    Table for Five: Beha’alotecha
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • May 21, 2021

    Table for Five: Beha’alotecha

    For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine whether man or beast since the day I smote all the firstborn in the land of....
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    We Must Not Be Bystanders to the Anti-Semitism of Ilhan Omar and the Foreign Affairs Committee
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Apr 11, 2021

    We Must Not Be Bystanders to the Anti-Semitism of Ilhan Omar and the Foreign Affairs Committee

    Holocaust Studies Professor Yehuda Bauer once said, “Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator.
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