Disaster threatened the Jewish community in the time of the Baal Shem Tov. he went up into the mountains, he lit a fire, said a prayer, meditated a proper meditation, and the disaster was averted. In the next generation, again disaster...
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RAMBAM's Aristotelian views are unknown alien to the Talmud. There are even passages which show the rabbis' contempt for Greek philosophy. The view of G-d in the sayings of our Sages is one of a loving Father, on the one hand, and a great King on...
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Prayer in the Kabbalah takes on whole new meanings. Rather than an outpouring of the soul, it is a daunting journey through the spiritual universe, with tasks to accomplish, and dangerous missions to face.It should be noted that this is not what...
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As I always say, there is no ONE Jewish approach to anything. Judaism is not a religion of dogma. Many will disagree with what I am about to say, and that is fine. One of the foundations of RAMBAM's philosophy is that G-d, and His will, are...
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In order to understand the place of the Tzaddik in Jewish, and especially in Kabbalistic thought, it is necessary to consider certain things. (Philosophically inclined Jewish theologians would have great difficulty with most of this.) First of...
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As I said in the first post in this series, part of the issue with the story we began with, is the neccesity of "doing it right". Judaism has many rules and regulations; some Biblical, some rabbinic, some custom. In the first two instances, there...
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There is a Torah portion called "Kedoshim", which begins with the words "You shall be holy, for I the L-rd am holy." (Leviticus 20:26) Surprisingly, the Torah never defines "holy". Had such a statement appeared in Plato, a long dialogue would...
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