The Slow End of Slavery
In Parshat Mishpatim we witness one of the great stylistic features of the Torah, its transition from narrative to law. Until now the Book of Exodus has been primarily narrative: the story of the enslavement of the Israelites and their journey to freedom. Now comes detailed legislation, the “constitution of liberty.”…
Read MoreA Jewish View of Love and Intimacy
Many religions view sexuality as a purely physical experience to ideally be restricted. However Judaism considers it essential, holy and spiritual. Join author of the Guide for the Romantically Perplexed to learn how such pleasures are meant to bring us closer to our spouses and through that to our Creator.
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Rabbi Weinstock takes viewers up a five step ladder of foundational concepts in Judaism: G-d, Prayer, Shabbat, Jewish Ritual and Jewish Sexuality.
WatchA Mindset of Freedom
Maimonides asks: why does the Torah discuss rational commandments great detail, aren’t these commandments that conventional thinking concludes without Divine guidance? In this brief talk, Rabbi Shochet discusses the answer to this question along with relevant insight that we can apply in our daily living as Jews.
WatchA Case for Chosenness
One of Judaism’s central premises is that God has a unique love for the Jewish people, in the merit of its ancestor Abraham, whom God loved millennia ago. This notion may make many readers uncomfortable…
Read MoreThe Need for Kosher Certification – Hidden Ingredients
Kosher Corner, a series by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman, delves into the details, origins, amd intricacies of Kashrut. What does Kosher mean? Do we keep Kashrut because of hygienic reasons? Which foods are Kosher? Which animals? This introduction tells you all you need to know about the series which follows.
WatchMaimondes on Free Will
Free will is granted to all men. If one desires to turn himself to the path of good and be righteous, the choice is his. Should he desire to turn to the path of evil….
Read MoreIs There Free Choice? G-d’s Direction in the Details
The sages teach, in Pirkei Avot, that, “Everything is expected, but free choice is given.” How does free choice work? Does our free choice limit G-d? If G-d directs the details, how do I still have the ability to choose? Join us as we examine one of the most difficult paradoxes in Jewish thought.
WatchWhy Do Jews Toast L’Chaim—To Life?
My friend and I were having a little argument the other night. I lifted my glass of choice and wished him“l’chaim,” which, I explained,…
Read MoreThe Chosen People: Who Chose Whom
If you’re born Jewish, you’re Jewish no matter what. You’re bound by the laws of the Torah and branded with the title “Jew.” Is that fair? Did you choose to be Jewish? A stunning analysis of free choice forces us to reconsider the nature of our commitment to Judaism.
WatchThe People of the Book
Listen to Carolyn Hessel explain how most of today’s Jewish literature is influenced from the Torah…
WatchThe Chosen People
To paraphrase Mark Twain’s famous question in his Harper’s Weekly essay, “What is it with the Jews?”
As Dennis Prager points out, there is no rational normative explanation to the centrality of Jews in history.
Chosen by Infinity
Rabbi Yossi Jacobson discusses the standards of how to act in order to be chosen, and names some reactions the world could have to the that…
WatchG-d’s Partners
Jews are the people of the voice of hope in the conversation of Humankind…
WatchJews are not a Race
Why are we Jews, and what makes us Jewish…
WatchAlbert Einstein’s younger brother
Listen to Rabbi Manis Friedman explain: Favoritism, Jealousy and Chosenness.
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