by Dr. Leeor Gottlieb Posted on October 27, 2016
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by Rabbi David Fohrman Posted on October 27, 2016
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by Rabbi Elchanan Samet Posted on October 26, 2016
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by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom Posted on October 26, 2016
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by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Posted on October 26, 2016
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by Rabbi Michael Hattin Posted on October 21, 2016
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by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Posted on October 21, 2016
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by Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff Posted on September 9, 2016
The idea that plain matter can be imbued with divine essence is a fundamentally dangerous doctrine according to the Torah. It leads to the fallacy that matter, and particularly humans can speak with the divine voice. This is problematic both from a practical and a theological point of view.…
by Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff Posted on September 9, 2016
The building of the Mishkan naturally raises the question of why God needs all that gold and silver. What happened to מזבח אדמה תעשו לי? And if God doesn’t need it, is it to address a human need? And if that is true, why is there so little “splendor” in our בתי כנסת today?…
by Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff Posted on September 9, 2016
It is a truism among us that keeping the Halakha is synonymous with doing God’s will. However, our sources provide a strong argument that this is not always the case. Some sources (like the Grand Inquisitor) suggest that God’s will should trump rabbinic authority.…
