In Defense of Liberty
Sharing reflections & musings on many topics and humor from a Jewish perspective. Earlier entries are sign posts - markers along the journey as I've changed.
In Defense of Liberty: Category Archive for Personal

End of one chapter, start of another

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 4 Feb 2010, 4:01 PM | Add Comment

Values of Agnosticism

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 10 Sep 2009, 2:35 PM | Add Comment

Jewish Ideas Article: Moving to Israel

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 10 Sep 2009, 2:25 PM | Add Comment

A healthy dose of Skepticism is in order

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 29 Aug 2009, 9:44 AM | Add Comment

Holistic Authenticity

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 19 Jun 2009, 5:09 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

A song unto prayer

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 17 Jun 2009, 4:50 AM | Add Comment

Supplications for my hymn

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 16 Jun 2009, 3:04 AM | Add Comment

Mitzvah opportunities for YOU: I'm a new Israeli citizen!

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 11 Jun 2009, 2:06 AM | Add Comment

5 Ways to Misery

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 22 Mar 2009, 2:46 PM | Add Comment

Beauty of and Love for Israel: Behind the Headlines

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 22 Feb 2009, 1:26 PM | Add Comment

From Neediness to Happiness

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 20 Feb 2009, 2:38 PM | Add Comment

Fundamental Axiom, Finding Purpose, and Self-Actualization

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 17 Feb 2009, 7:47 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Maybe…I’m just not that into me?

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 11 Feb 2009, 11:42 AM | Add Comment

Change of Direction

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 16 Nov 2008, 4:09 PM | Add Comment

You Don't Have to Be Wrong For Me to Be Right

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 14 Nov 2008, 3:53 PM | Add Comment

What I've Been Learning

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 21 Sep 2008, 9:34 AM | Add Comment

Cleaning out the blog?

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 19 Sep 2008, 1:50 PM | Add Comment

Overcoming negativity from health struggles

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 18 Sep 2008, 10:10 AM | Add Comment

Musings on Epistemology and a short story about the world to come

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 9 Sep 2008, 1:10 PM | Add Comment

Letter to the King in the Field

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 8 Sep 2008, 11:44 PM | Add Comment

Us, We, Jews

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 8 Sep 2008, 11:03 PM | Add Comment

Sorting my thoughts and some facts on the Presidential tickets

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 8 Sep 2008, 10:14 PM | Add Comment

A psalm unto my L-rd

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 4 Sep 2008, 11:52 PM | Add Comment

Who will win/lose the election?

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 4 Sep 2008, 3:48 PM | Add Comment

Living with intent: Purpose vs Goals

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 19 Jul 2008, 9:04 PM | Add Comment

I Cherish

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 29 Jun 2008, 7:59 PM | Add Comment

What is really going on?

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 11 Jun 2008, 5:56 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Time to Rectify and Unify

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 21 May 2008, 4:15 PM | Add Comment

I've Made Some Mistakes

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 21 May 2008, 11:15 AM | Add Comment

Jewish Values and Law

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 29 Apr 2008, 5:04 PM | Add Comment

Perspective

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 28 Apr 2008, 1:09 PM | Add Comment

Kalli, my baby!

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 8 Apr 2008, 5:23 PM | Add Comment

The Physical

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 6 Mar 2008, 12:54 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Its about that time...

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 4 Feb 2008, 10:35 AM | Add Comment

Concentric ponderings (4 of 4)

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 20 Dec 2007, 1:48 PM | Add Comment

Angel (2 of 4)

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 20 Dec 2007, 1:48 PM | Add Comment

Still Here

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 27 Nov 2007, 11:18 AM | Add Comment

Ann Coulter crossed the line

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 11 Oct 2007, 12:01 PM | Add Comment

Full Circle

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 28 Sep 2007, 10:45 PM | Add Comment

Sleep and the Soul

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 23 Sep 2007, 9:57 AM | Add Comment

Thoughts from after Yom Kippur

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 23 Sep 2007, 9:57 AM | Add Comment

Self-Image

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 20 Sep 2007, 2:44 PM | Add Comment

L'Shana Tova!

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 13 Sep 2007, 10:57 AM | Add Comment

Socializing

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 21 Aug 2007, 9:36 PM | Add Comment

A Journey into Change

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 16 Aug 2007, 6:21 PM | Add Comment

Ponderings from the Last Couple weeks

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 11 Aug 2007, 11:01 AM | Add Comment

The weekend

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 5 Aug 2007, 10:25 PM | Add Comment

To sleep, to walk, to write, and to live

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 21 Jul 2007, 8:40 PM | Add Comment

Old Friends

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 15 Jul 2007, 7:13 PM | Add Comment

The 4th part of "A Psalm in Progress"

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 14 Jul 2007, 1:54 PM | Add Comment

A Psalm In Progress, 3rd Installment

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 13 Jul 2007, 7:10 AM | Add Comment

More Tidbits

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 4 Jul 2007, 9:01 AM | Add Comment

A Psalm in Progress Part 2

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 6 Jun 2007, 9:07 PM | Add Comment

Wax and Wane

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 28 May 2007, 2:14 PM | Add Comment

Coping with Gluten-Free and Labeling Requirements

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 28 May 2007, 2:01 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

A Psalm in Progress

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 20 May 2007, 10:25 PM | Add Comment

A Sleepless Night?

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 25 Apr 2007, 10:38 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What I Learned in Israel

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 18 Mar 2007, 3:23 PM | Add Comment

For A Change...

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 10 Mar 2007, 4:36 PM | Add Comment

After 3 years, some answers may finally be forthcoming!

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 5 Mar 2007, 10:16 PM | Add Comment

And so ends February

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 28 Feb 2007, 10:33 PM | Add Comment

Overcoming my recent writer's block

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 27 Feb 2007, 12:08 PM | Add Comment

Karen Salita Takes 2nd in the Suzuki Halfpipe Jams Comp!

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 31 Jan 2007, 7:33 PM | Add Comment

Finding Happiness in the Midst of Challenges

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 30 Jan 2007, 5:07 PM | Add Comment

I leave for Israel shortly...!

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 14 Jan 2007, 12:36 AM | Add Comment

This - this is for me...

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 7 Jan 2007, 3:20 PM | Add Comment

How can we Encourage People for the Good?

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 27 Dec 2006, 10:09 PM | Add Comment

Life, Work, and Our Purpose - Your Support is Needed

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 12 Dec 2006, 12:14 AM | Add Comment

Rouse the Writers to Beautify Life and its Difficult Decisions!

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 30 Nov 2006, 9:59 PM | Add Comment

Small constant changes in life

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 14 Nov 2006, 12:46 AM | Add Comment

I'm Back

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 6 Nov 2006, 10:55 PM | Add Comment

Emotions and Movies

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 29 Oct 2006, 10:29 AM | Add Comment

Reflecting on Finding Insight and the Self

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 21 Oct 2006, 2:31 PM | Add Comment

Cleaning out the Inbox

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 16 Oct 2006, 11:12 PM | Add Comment

How Do We View Life and Ourselves?

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 17 Sep 2006, 11:54 PM | Add Comment

All Went Well and I'm Back Home Now

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 14 Sep 2006, 11:28 PM | Add Comment

What I've Been up to and Thoughts on Tupac, Movies, and Lost

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 14 Sep 2006, 10:34 AM | Add Comment

Quick personal update - getting settled in

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 9 Sep 2006, 12:07 PM | Add Comment

Reflecting on the last 10 years and wondering about my writing

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 2 Sep 2006, 11:21 PM | Add Comment

First blog written entirely from my new place!

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 27 Aug 2006, 11:07 PM | Add Comment

Moved in but not settled

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 26 Aug 2006, 8:50 AM | Add Comment

Moving, starting the Gluten Free diet

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 21 Aug 2006, 12:19 AM | Add Comment

Dr. John Gray, Temple on Shabbat, Health, Male Female Communication

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 18 Aug 2006, 11:13 PM | Add Comment

Winding Down With Thoughts on Entertainment Stuff

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 15 Aug 2006, 11:34 PM | Add Comment

I Should Be Asleep

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 15 Aug 2006, 12:33 AM | Add Comment

Random Thoughts for the Weekend

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 13 Aug 2006, 10:07 PM | Add Comment

Updates on life & health; Thoughts on TV & religion

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 10 Aug 2006, 10:22 PM | Add Comment

Humor and Lightsaber Combat

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 9 Aug 2006, 6:42 PM | Add Comment

I'm Happy

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 8 Aug 2006, 7:13 PM | Add Comment

Feeling better and Positive introspection

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 5 Aug 2006, 11:39 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Personal Reflections, Struggles, Feeling ill - Introspection

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 3 Aug 2006, 12:35 AM | Add Comment

A Perspective on Lebanon, the War, and Terrorism

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 2 Aug 2006, 12:24 AM | Add Comment

Dealing with pain; why is there suffering?

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 29 Jul 2006, 9:03 AM | Add Comment

Trying to recover...

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 25 Jul 2006, 10:10 AM | Add Comment

Music, Misc., Quizes...

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 22 Jul 2006, 8:15 PM | Add Comment

Loosen up my buttons...

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 22 Jul 2006, 1:16 PM | Add Comment

Good to be back

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 20 Jul 2006, 9:34 PM | Add Comment

Back home...

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 1 Jul 2006, 12:01 AM | Add Comment

Let it linger...

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 23 Jun 2006, 11:45 PM | Add Comment

Not enough time

Posted by Shomer Tiferet at 12 Jun 2006, 11:19 PM | Add Comment
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