Part 1. Biblical Views: After Jacob died, the Torah tells us that he was "gathered to his people."
The Maccabees remind us that we must take matters into our own hands.
You can return to the Garden of Eden on a regular basis!
In the Berchot Hamazon we state that God has NOT forsaken us.In light of all the suffering the Jewish people have endured can we say this in good faith?
Remember being nervous about having to take a test? But now imagine that the teacher distributed a study guide with the questions that will be on the test. You’d undoubtedly feel more confident about your chances. Well the teacher has already distributed the questions that you will be tested on, when you take your final, final exam, the admissions test to qualify for Olam Haba (the World to Come). Start preparing for your final, final exam now.
Seeing people in a nuanced manner helps us to simultaneously protect ourselves from being hurt while finding redeeming qualities in those we had previously written off. Yet, our brains are programmed to make sweeping snap judgments about people. How can we fight this tendency and view people in their totality?
God is all- powerful and good, yet there is injustice. What is the Jewish response to this seemingly unanswerable contradiction between belief and reality?
Science and Synagogue Series, Part 2: Distinguishing the Natural from the Man-Made: How & Why?6/7/2017
Part two of this series addresses the question of how Judaism distinguishes between the natural and man-made and why these differences are significant.
Part 1 of this series addresses two questions: Question1: What is the relationship between God and nature? Question 2: Are humans part of nature or apart from nature.
Regular participation in religious services can improve the immune system, decrees blood pressure and add years to our lives. How can this be?
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