Protecting Faith From Superstition
BASED ON A CLASS GIVEN ON MOTZA'EI SHABBAT SHOFTIM | SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2005 | IN CROWN HEIGHTS In the portion of Shoftim, we find one of the...
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Knowledge and Faith
Parashat Beshalach, which we read last week, is all about faith. From the faith exhibited by the Israelites on the Red Sea as Pharaoh and...
Into the Unknown: The Spirit of Adventure in Science and Judaism
Can we identify a singular quality that most defines the spirit of science? At its core, beneath the impressive scientific methodology and the vast knowledge...
Healing Faith
The matzah that we will eat in another week is called "Michla DeMehemnuta" (Food of Faith) and "Michla DeAsvata" (Food of Healing). In the rectified...
Garden of Eden Here on Earth
What is the pinnacle of human experience? In the east, they aspire to reach a state of nirvana – an illumination that affords a person...
Q&A: War, Crisis and Faith
Q: This war is taking its toll on me. Due to the security situation, I cannot return to my home. I feel disconnected from everything...
Noah and Lesser Faith
Living with the Circumstances At the beginning of the Torah portion of Noah, we learn that “Noah walked with God.” Noah was not the first...
Part 2 of the Emunah Series: Three Souls and Three Forms of Faith
The Three Souls It is written at the beginning of the Tanya[1] that a person has two souls—a Divine soul and an animal soul. When...
Healing with Faith
Faith is the beginning and foundation of all the faculties of the soul. If we wish to understand the soul and its well-being, we must...
Nissan: Faith Inside Us
What is the loftiest of the human faculties? Seemingly, we should give our intellect, this title. After all, the difference between a brute and a...
