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by Sara Yoheved Rigler with Rabbi Moshe Zeldman |
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A Jewish rebuttal to Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion
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Remember Amalek
by Mois Navon
A lesson on Divine Providence in memory of the fallen Torah students of Mercaz HaRav, hy"d. |
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Purim and Nature
by Rabbi Doniel Baron
Understanding the Hebrew word "teva" sheds light on the story of Purim. |
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-Hiding From God
by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith
Who is the master of your universe? A Rosh Hashana meditation. |
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Exodus: What's the Big Deal?
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Every component of the Exodus was meant to reveal another facet of how God is involved in the world. |
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Free Will and its Deniers
by Jonathan Rosenblum
Free choice is humanity's "greatest gift," a gift that itself makes life worth living. |
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Why Harold Kushner Is Wrong
by Rabbi Yitzchok Kirzner
Harold Kushner's approach to suffering is profoundly un-Jewish and provides no solace to those in pain. |
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The Anger of the Atheists
by Rabbi Avi Shafran
If morality and ethics are rendered meaningless, how's a principled atheist supposed to respond to injustice? |
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Who is God to Judge?_
by Rabbi David Aaron
I often felt resentful toward God, until I discovered that Rosh Hashana is about empowerment, not guilt. |
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Heaven Can Wait
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
If Jews believe in a blissful afterlife, why does death cause us such inconsolable grief? |
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Celebrating Jewish Sadness
by Rabbi David Aaron
Tisha B'Av teaches that through pain and sadness, we can truly know pleasure and joy. |
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Did God Speak at Sinai?
by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith and Rabbi Moshe Zeldman
What support is there for the claim that God spoke to all the Jewish people at the foot of Mount Sinai? |
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The Indignity of Atheism
by Rabbi Avi Shafran
One who sees only random forces behind why we humans find ourselves here is ultimately bound only by his wants. |
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Spirituality Without God
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
We are finally recognizing that reality includes a spiritual dimension. But somehow God has gotten lost in the shuffle. |
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Channeling Spiritual Light
by Rabbi David Aaron
How living the commandments empowers you to connect with God and be your true self. |
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Questioning God
by Riva Pomerantz
I don't want to live in the question any more. I want to live in the answer. |
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Moral Independence
by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith
Being a Jew demands developing the intellectual and moral courage to live by what is true, even if the whole world stands opposed. |
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Witchcraft and Judaism
by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky
Between God and the world of nature lies a bridge called the "occult". Crossing it is fraught with danger and a slip-up means falling into the abyss of idolatry. |
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Random Suffering?
by Rabbi Avi Shafran
Not a chance. Adversity -- wherever it strikes, whomever it takes and whomever its spares -- always has a reason, even when it cannot be discerned. |
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The Tsunami and God
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
Let our primary question in the wake of this tragedy be not "Why did it happen?" but rather "What can I do to help?" |
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A World of Love Part 1
by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
God's motivation for creating the world sheds light on our own life goals. |
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Maimonides' 12th Principle:The Messianic Era
by Rabbi Mordechai Blumenfeld
Waiting for the Messiah means knowing that he will bring the world to the recognition of the Almighty and at last fulfill the national mission of Israel. |
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