God Is in the Details

Reasons for Commandments

Exploring the meaning of the Jewish laws elevates their performance to an act that makes a spiritually significant impact on our lives.

Why Are There Commandments?

The big picture of all those details.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

When the Holidays Are Over

The most important days of the year are about to begin.

Don't Add or Subtract

The mitzvot are immutable.

The Commandments: Part Two

Understanding the reason behind the mitzvot.

The Commandments: Part One

Understanding the origin and obligation of mitzvot.

Judaism and Martyrdom

Understanding those extraordinary times when a Jew must give his life for God.

The Jewish Court System

Qualifications for a Jewish judge and the operation of the Sanhedrin.

The Rules of Halacha

Jewish law is determined through an exacting process of metaphysical science, handed down from Sinai.

Growth Through Rules

From reductionism to Judaism: A convert describes his path to Jewish observance and spiritual fulfillment.

Rational Belief

Should acceptance of the Torah be based more on evidence, or more on faith? The answer: It depends.

Faith vs. Law

It's the age-old dispute between Judaism and Christianity, what reigns supreme: Faith or Law? Judaism maintains that without the law, ethics and morality wither.

Why Are There So Many Rules In Judaism?

What's wrong with having some fun?

 

Beyond the Rules

How Judaism is a vehicle for spiritual self-expression.

 

613 Obstacles to Individuality

Doesn't adherence to Jewish Law make us all clones?

The Restriction Prescription

Is less really more? Why does Judaism have so many restrictions?

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