Is it discriminatory to say that we are not just a united nation; we are a nation of one, so interconnected that we are like a single person? Is it Okay to say that Jews are different from everyone else?
Is it discriminatory to say that we are not just a united nation; we are a nation of one, so interconnected that we are like a single person? Is it Okay to say that Jews are different from everyone else?
When people spin lies that sound convincing, you can debate them or ignore them. Neither tactic is successful. The best way to shut down a lie with a single declaration of the truth. Call out the lie, one time, loudly and resoundingly, and then walk away.
For the first year and change, G-d dictated every move and answered every question for the Jewish people. At one point, G-d said, ” Enough. You are mature enough to figure it out yourself.” It was a bold and risky move, but it was worth it.
How did the Jewish people survive the constant temptation for assimilation? We have always been surrounded by cultures and forces larger and stronger than ours. What is our secret for survival?
G-d’s purpose for the Tabernacle was to drill holiness into the material world. Within the human condition, the idea was to recruit even our lowest instincts to G-d.
When we teach content, we convey information. When we teach character and moral integrity
When G-d disciplines us, the pain is real—but it is born of love. When He gives freely, we feel His kindness. When
We can look at our fellow and just see their faults, or just see their strengths. The Torah enjoins us to see our fellow as golden.
Judaism calls upon us to make our lives an altar for serving G-d—not a platform for self-perfection. Our relationship
